Newbies lhartzell Posted September 14, 2001 Newbies Share Posted September 14, 2001 I am very new to Filemaker. I have a master name file which includes a key field "SSN" I also have several other databases that I want to link by "SSN". I want to display the master name file layout, press a button to select another layout in another database that creates a new record and places the "SSN" in the new record as the key field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Use a portal with the "allow create related records" option selected in the relationship. Easiest method because FMP performs the work. Otherwise you need to script the process: "remember" the master record's key field, go to the related database, create a new record, paste the remembered value into the local key field. The "remember" can be achieved with copy/paste, global fields, or lots of other ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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