get(ActiveFieldContents) by clicking on a field

[darrel]

Hi,

I have a small script problem I can't quite get to work.

I have a layout with 365 fields on it (one for each day of the year) I want to attach the same script to each field so when it is clicked on, it takes the date and then does a find on some other tables.

I have been using the script step 'Get(ActiveFieldContents)' but it doesn't work because you have to actually enter the field rather than just click on the script attached to that field.

It looks like it can be done by the front page article "Set Fields by Indirection!" but can it be done in FileMaker Developer 7?

Or should I just start creating 365 separate scripts :

Thanks

[Ender]

It would be easier to use one script with script parameters. But I'd question this structure (or the interface). There's probably a better way to do this using related records, but how to do it depends on what the interface is supposed to look like. It would seem too busy to have all the days of the year visible on the same layout.

[Raybaudi]

Hi

look if this technique works for you.

[darrel]

Thanks Heaps :

This worked great. The trick of putting the fields in their own portal was the key - it took me a little while to get that part!

Cheers

Darrel