Hyphen in a Value List

[Mushi]

Sorry if this post is in the wrong place..

Anyways is there anyway to have a Hyphen ("-") as a value in a value list? In the dialoge box, to the right, it says that adding a hyphen on a line by itself will add a line to a menu. Is there anyway to make the hyphen a value itself?

I know in java is a special character and if you want to print out "" you have to code "". Is there any such trick that filemaker can understand?

[LaRetta]

You can add a space before the hyphen. :)

[Genx]

LaRetta is right, but in general calculations etc, the java character is applicable, i.e. if you wanted to enter , you would use "" or if you wanted to enter ", you would use """ etc.

[LaRetta]

Unfortunately that doesn't work in value lists though - only calcs as Genx points out.

If you wish to remove the space before the Hypen after a User makes a selection, just set your field definition on the value list field with Auto-Enter calculation of Trim(theField). I've used this occassionally if Users are allowed to add values to a VL - they sometimes will leave beginning or ending spaces so I strip them then ...

[Mushi]

Thanks for the suggestions. I was hoping to have my field be validataed by the value list with the hyphen value.

It would have been so cool, oh well :)