Can any one tell me why I can't enter Tabs in the Calculation Formula window (Mac OS X 10.4.5, FileMaker 8 Advanced). I thought Option Tab was supposed to insert a tab. I can copy one from another calculation and paste it in. I just can't enter one from the keyboard or via macro.

I've had the same problem in the past, and in all versions. I've just gotten a habit of copying a Tab from a Text Editor and pasting it in.

Lee

I've been using Butler lately (a very useful tool) and it offers a way to store permanent clipboards and assign keystrokes to evoke them. I put a Tab in one and assigned it to Ctrl-Tab. That works well until, for whatever reason, Option-Tab is fixed.

That also lead me to the idea of storing and pasting complex commands like Let and Case in a format that makes them easier to read. That saves a lot of time making things look better.