Background color

[Apple]

Is there a function that will change the background color of a field? I know how to do it manually, but, as part of a project, i'm trying to automate it with a script.

thanks for any help

[onthebass]

Can you give more details? You might be able to use applescript, or (I don't know much about it) create an XML template.

[Apple]

sure! im just trying to set the color of a particular field, based on a value. So I have an apple script that checks to see if the value in the field matches a pre-defined value and if it does, I would like to set the background color of that field to a different color. In essence, I am just automating the color-coding of the display. I've looked at applescript and cannot find any function, at least to my limited knowledge, that will change the color of a field. So I am wondering if there is a function I don't know of, or if there is some other clever way to do this?

Hope this clarifys things

[Fenton]

FileMaker can change the color of text via a calculation, but not the color of a field. This would be a container field, regular or global. You can't programically change the background color of other fields, such as text fields, I don't think (I could be be wrong). Though you can make them transparent and put a container field behind them.

In any case try the free Simple Hightlight plug-in. http://24uSoftware.com/SimpleHighlight