Vertical Scroll bar in Text field will not scroll?

[DMilbrath]

Hi;

Here is my problem:

I have a text type field (It is used for description of a product and has a vertical scroll bar checked) that i would like my DB users to be able to read not edit.

So i populated the field and selected vertical scroll bar (no entry allowed) and set the field borders.

It looks great but the Vertical Scroll bar will not scroll.

The only way I have been able to get the Vertical Scroll bar associated with this field to scroll is when i allow entry into this field (which i donot want to do for db users).

Can someone explain this feature to me. I am relatively new at this, but I fear i am misunderstanding some fundamental features of Filemaker. I am at a loss.

Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You;

Dan

[Reed]

You have to allow field entry for the scroll bars to work, so if you want to stop users from editing certain fields, you should use passwords and groups, and set read only access to the fields in question.

[RodinBangkok]

An easier way is to create a calculated field that references your original field, set it to allow entry in browse, the user can scroll but gets a field not modifiable message if they try and edit.

Rod

[DMilbrath]

Thanks to everyone for your answers.

I will try both.

Dan