Hello. I am new to FMP (7.0v2, MAC 10.3.6 platform). I have constructed a table that currently has 80 fields successfully defined. All 80 fields appear correctly in the Browse mode. However, when I define an 80st field, there is no error message, but it does not appear in the Browse mode. Is there a max number of fields per Table, or is this some kind of bug?

Thank you in advance for your help!

There is no 80 field limit to FileMaker. Can you manually insert the fields on the layout?

I think that you must be running into FMPs limit on how wide a layout can be. Are you viewing the layout as a table? Try viewing as a form and see if the fields appear that way.

The only way to get more fields to show in table mode is to make each field narrower.

Thanks for your replies. I'll try both of these things and let you know what works.

Best wishes,

Gwen

Hi Reed. The field did indeed show up in Form view, but the fields are all out of order. How do I specify that I want the fields to appear in the same order as the "custom order" in which they appear under Define > Fields, and to appear in that same order for all Views. This seems kind of goofy (like it should be automatic...).

Thanks again,

Gwen

Custom Order is merely for viewing the fields in Define Database. You have to manually change the order on layouts.