Column Display

[2big4eddie]

Hi

Can anyone suggest the best way to display records in columns on the same layout.

For example: I may have a database that list activities for individuals on certain dates. So for a single date I may have 3 individuals with information that I would like to display on a single layout in columns. I have achieved this using a related tables but that is restricted to the number I create manually.

Thank you for any help.

Eddie

[Lee Smith]

Table View (Switch the View in Browse Mode)

List View (create one to from scratch using the Columnar List option)

or maybe you need to create a

Portal using relationships.

Lee

[2big4eddie]

Thank you for the reply but I am talking of actually having the separate record data in different columns on the same layout. The Columnar layout option display each record in a row, no good. Other databases can do this. Is there anyway that Filemaker can do this?

Edited January 20, 2006 by Guest

[Lee Smith]

I'm sure it can, but by your description of what you want, I haven't got a clue as to what you mean.

I suggested the portal, have you checked it out.

Lee

[2big4eddie]

Thanks again Lee for your reply.

Portals display information from a number of records but again display in rows.

If you can imagine a database that has one table with date, name and then several fields of information. I want to be able to view 2, 3 or more names side by side on the same layout filtered by date. So on the 1/1/2006 I may have John and Peter and display those two records next to each other with up to 20 fields in a column view.