Hi there, maybe someone can assist me to let me know what I am doing wrong here?

--- I created a portal based on a relationship which allows me to create records. Creating the records is working easy enough when I enter the data so part 1 is a'ok.

--- my PROBLEM is that a new blank record in the related table is created everytime I enter data, meaning I will end up with hundreds of blank records if it keeps going this way.

a simple explanation of my file structure is this:

file #1 - events

file #2 - guests invited to events

Its a simple one/many relationship, with the portal looking at the guests from the events file. The relationship is defined by event_pk=guests_fk.

...but it seems that each time I go to an event and add a guest for it, a blank record gets added to guests without my wanting it. How do I make it possible to add records in the portal but not create a blank record as well?

thanks

Edited February 22, 200619 yr by Guest

Let me see If I understand:

You are viewing an "events" Layout.

In it, you have a portal that shows people.

You go to type in the portal, and suddenly, there is another row added as soon as you type.

In that case, the second row will not be added... as long as you don't type anything in it. It is filemaker simply allowing you the place to create another record, but is not actually creating that record.

For me, this results in a arrow appearing below my last record (since there is an arrow to go to the contact). However, there is no actual record associated with that line.

Hope that helps.