Container fields grayed out

[iNovice]

Why are my container fields grayed out in my relationship graph. Every other field is normal. Also when I put a quicktime video file into the container field it won't play unless I create a file reference. Anyone know whats going on?

[LaRetta]

Containers are greyed out in your relationship graph because containers can't be used in a relationship. Sorry I don't know the answer to your second question - never done it. :wink2:

[iNovice]

For those of us who are not yet expert I just discovered that all quicktime files are not equal. I created a quicktime file and put it into the container field I created but it would not open or play within the field. I went back and saw that there was a number of different options to save as a quicktime file. My original file had a suffix.dv which would play via the quicktime player if it were a referenced file. I went back and saved the movie under a simple quicktime movie file (which is what I thought I was doing initially), and it opens into the mini player inside the field and works nicely. Just in case someone else may not know.