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Global Text Field Getting Erased

Mark DeNyse
in Calculation Engine (Define Fields)

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I've noticed that occasionally when I open up a FM 7 database the contents of some global text fields are getting erased. This isn't a by-product of a script or a user - I've seen this occur in two totally different databases. Has anyone else seen this? Known bug? It appears to be totally random to me.

Anyone have any ideas?

Global fields are basically dummy variables used to store temporary information; they should not be used to store record information.

Are the files being served?

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Are the files being served?

I've seen this both ways - one DB is on FM Server 7 on a Mac, another is just a single user DB on my PowerBook...

When served files are closed and opened, globals will reset to their default value, the value contained when the files where last closed in single-user. A single-user file should maintain its global's values.

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