FMP 4.03 for Windows

[tmac]

I use an identical db on my Mac at home as I use on my Win98 at work. On the Mac at home, a calculated "full name" field validated for uniqueness presents a message box with a beep whenever a name first & last name is entered that matches a current record. It then presents the user with the choice of "revert field" or "OK."

On the Win db, configured identical to the Mac, the message box comes without a "revert field" option, just the "OK" button. Is there a simple fix for this that I'm missing?

[eremaut]

Hi,

No simple fix. We find it a serious bug on FM Windows and we also found this problem on FM 5.0 and FM 5.5. Even on other ocassions this missing "revert"-button can lead (depending on field-validation) to a circular hang of FM on Windows.

We have reported this to the FM development team for correction.

Erwin.

[Reflex]

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Originally posted by tmac:

I use an identical db on my Mac at home as I use on my Win98 at work. On the Mac at home, a calculated "full name" field validated for uniqueness presents a message box with a beep whenever a name first & last name is entered that matches a current record. It then presents the user with the choice of "revert field" or "OK."

On the Win db, configured identical to the Mac, the message box comes without a "revert field" option, just the "OK" button. Is there a simple fix for this that I'm missing?

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Hi, i'm sorry for kicking this topic up from so deep, but i figured it wiser to search before i asked.

what i want to do is create a unique feeld consisting of 2 fields. so i created 2 fields, and 1 field to be unique.

the one field is a text field calculated and unique, except! it isnt! i can hit in as many identical records as i want, it wont error me... it also doesnt update when i edit one of the other fields...

can you explain me, how have you created the unique calculated field ?!

[Vaughan]

Take a look at the FileMaker TechInfo Database Article #104191: it discusses a technique for unique validation of a calculation field. It's neat because technically you cannot validate calculation fields!

You'll find the TechInfo database on Filemaker Inc's web site. http://www.filemaker.com/