basic container fields

[ngwaltne]

From a newbie,

I would like to set an image to load if a certain combination of letters is present in a field. For example, a field in one layout has a CL, DL etc. in it. When I press a button a script is activated. Then, I want an image to load in a container field bases on the letters and show the user the new layout including the image. Could you help me get started with the script? Thanks in advance.

[LiveOak]

There are two basic ways to make an image appear in a container field (without additional plug-ins): 1) make the field a calculation field with the type container and use the detection of the letters in another field to "switch on" the image. 2) Use a Set Field () command in a script to set of clear the display container field with data from another container field.

1)

DisplayContainer (calculation,container) =

If(PatterCount(Field, "DL") > 0, SourceContainer, "")

where SourceContainer is a container field which contains the image you wish to "load" and Field is the field you are testing for "DL".

2) under script control

If (PatterCount(Field, "DL") > 0)

Set Field(DisplayContainer, Source Container)

else

Set Field(DisplayContainer, "")

End If

-bd