Multiple category selections

[apwalton]

I think this is an application for portals but I am still struggling through the basics of FM so here goes:

I have a photos table where I want to be able to assign one or several categories to each photo. The categories are in related table "categories". I am able to create a relationship that works fine for a single category, but everything I have tried for multiple categories has not worked. I tried to make 3 category fields in the photos table and relate them all to the categories table but FM won't let me do that (this is sloppy anyway). I know portals are supposed to allow this kind of flexibility but I'm not sure how to go about it.

Any suggestions you may have are appreciated!

-Aaron

[stanley]

Aaron:

Try this. Make the field in PHOTOS which relates to CATEGORIES into a checkbox field, defined as the list of categories in your related CATEGORIES table. Now you should see all available categories, and be able to select multiples. Conversely, a portal in CATEGORIES will show which photos are in that category.

-Stanley

[apwalton]

Yup that's what I was looking for. Thanks Stanley