Portal "looking" the same upon return

[Jeff Bills]

I have a portal which reveals only 20 of 100's of records. When I move from this layout to another AND back, the portal always starts with the first sorted match.

I would like to scroll through the portal, select a record, say #500, go to another layout and then upon return have those 20 records still be in view.

Good Day, All

[Vaughan]

What you want has been introduced in FMP 7.

In FMP 6 and earlier, the best you can do is remember which row was clicked on, the return to this row later. This will require a global field and some extra script steps, and a bit of navigational control over the user's movements.

No, it's not quite perfect: if the row clicked on was to the top of the portal, it will be at the bottom on returm. But it's the best that can be done.

[Jeff Bills]

Vaughan,

I've been able to get the previously selected row to set itself near middle of the portal by setting a global field +10 then -10 of the original status(currentportalrow) but never exactly where I left off. It appears this is best I can do

thanks for the advice

-PJB

[Vaughan]

That's as good as it gets in FMP 6 and earlier.