ddreese Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Can I format a field to 'include vertical scrollbar' and also have the data non-editable? I have some forms that are psuedo-"read only", and a few of the fields require a scrollbar. But when I disallow any entry into the fields, the scrollbar no longer works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Queue- Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 You can make a calculation field equal to another field and put this field on the layout. It will be scrollable but unmodifiable when you allow entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddreese Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 Thanks for the reply. I was hoping I was overlooking some easier way, but it's better then nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Nothing is easier than a simple single calculation field! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Queue- Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Don't ask me why that reminded me of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugo DI LUCA Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Why ? I can't see any spanish cow here around. Were Mathematicians part of the Spanish inquisition ? Version: v6.x Platform: Mac OS 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Queue- Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Only the 'heretical' ones, which would definitely include me if I'd been around to deal with Ferdinand and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Hi Vaughan, Perhaps ddreese was thinking there was a simple checkbox in the "Format Field" options to do this reather than needing to create a separate field, at least that is the way I read the reply. Lee FileMaker Version: v6.x Platform: Mac OS 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWeaver Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 In the field definition options dialog, if you select one of the autoenter options, then you can check the "do not allow modifications" box. This has limited applications, but it has an advantage in read only types of databases. I have created help files with the text fields filled with the descriptive help data, and then gone back into the field definition options and checked the "do not allow mods" box. By doing this you don't need a second set of calc fields. But the big advantage is that your scrollable fields can contain styled text. I don't know any other way to get scrollable unmodifiable styled text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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