--Value List based on current date?

[raypower]

Hi,

Just bought FM8 Advenced from FM's dealer in China. Get problem when I am creating a service call book system:

1. Value list based on current date;

2. Date Caculation/Relationship.

Who would give valuable advices to me can find more information in attached sample file.(winziped).

Thanks.

Value_list_based_on_currentdate.zip

Edited June 11, 2006 by Guest

[CoZiMan]

Try this. It's set to calculate a field for the relationship up to 5 days before and 5 days after the current date.

This is the simplest way to do this, I think.

Auto updates, too.

This creates a set of entry fields to create a 'Range Length' for selection.

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SelectDateRangeFromtoday.fp7.zip

[comment]

See if this thread helps.

[raypower]

Sorry, attached file does not work!

SelectDateRangeFromtoday.fp7v01.zip

[comment]

But will it still work tomorrow? If you don't modify the before/after radio fields, what's going to trigger the list calc to get the current date?

[raypower]

Hi comment,

I simplified my database, just use Service_call_enddate>=Get(CurrentDate) to list all call in progress.

Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest

[comment]

I don't know what you have now, but the file you have posted does not work. If you do not modify the Before/After fields, the value list will be stuck forever with the same dates.

[raypower]

Thanks. You are correct.

We have to find another way for solution.

This thread is still open.

I don't know what you have now, but the file you have posted does not work. If you do not modify the Before/After fields, the value list will be stuck forever with the same dates.

[comment]

I hope you realize that the problem is only with the value list. Generating the key for the relationship is a breeze. But a value list can only come from indexable values, so there's no way you can use Get (CurrentDate) for this, at least not directly. You'd need to make the field a button that runs some kind of a script - as shown in the thread I linked to in my first response, for example.

Do you really need a value list here? What if you format the field as a drop-down calendar instead?

[raypower]

Finally I found it's much easy to use g_CurrentDate<=Service_Call_End_Date relationship to list all call not finshed.

g_CurrentDate=If (IsEmpty ( Main_Menu::gShow_ToDay_Engineer_Activities_Engineer_Name ) ≠ 1; Get ( CurrentDate ) ; "" )

Attached is the screenshot.

Thanks comment.