Calculated labels dissapear during find

[mf]

This might have a simple solution...

I have used calculated fields to "label" data fields on my layout. Various reasons to do this, mainly to have the flexibility to format with colour depending if the fields are required: this will change as one scrolls from one record to the next based on some values selected.

It looks great in Browse mode, but the labels dissapear when we go to Find mode.

I have created some regular labels (placed behind the calculated fields) and they do show during a Find (I don't care about colour during Find) It is not great because now the Browse mode show labels that are not as sharp as before.

I am not attached to this solution, maybe I should not be using calculated labels, or maybe a setting exists so the labels do not dissapear during a Find.

Any thoughts?

[Søren Dyhr]

Thats pretty easy - just turn the calc'field global, but it can't work if some of ingredients in the calc' not are global.

Another option is to borderless tabs with same background as the main background, but then are scripts required for the appropriate swiching.

--sd

[mf]

Thank you Soren,

Using Global fields may help but how do I "force" a re-calculation on a global field? (the appearance/content of a label needs to be evaluated for each record)

- I have it now as "Global, Auto-enter Calculation replaces existing value, Evaluate Always"

- I also tried setting the field as a calculation instead of just Text, as a global (by selecting global, the "do not store calculation results - recalculate when needed" gets automatically unchecked...

- I don't use other globals within the calculation

MF

[Søren Dyhr]

Well all dependencies need to be global, or a result of something set by script into a global field.

--sd