A couple of newbie questions

[ssseeesss]

I have just started to ues FileMaker and got a few questions:

1. I designed a database with several accounts. How can I display the current account name in a text box?

2. I inserted a time symbol but the time doesn't update unless I refresh the window. Is there a way to solve the problem?

[Stuart Taylor]

1. create a new field called AccountName use the Get (AccountName) function

Times will not work like a clock they will update when you move to another record. It is not a replacement for the clock but a tool.

[ssseeesss]

1. It didn't work. Here is how I did it:

a. Create a blank Database with multiple users.

b. Define a field called username and set its type to calculation

c. Use function Get(AccountName)

d. Drag the field to the layout and select UserName. It will display the current username correctly.

The problem is that it won't update when I switch to another user: it still shows the name of previous user.

2. Is there a way to show a clock?

[Ender]

1. Make sure the field is a calculation with its storage option as "Do not store".

2. I don't think so. You might just look at the clock on the OS menu bar.

[comment]

2. You can show a live ticking clock in the web viewer.

[Stuart Taylor]

Ender and comment are both correct... on every point

when the webviewer came out one of the sites that came up when searching world time has a ticking analogue flash clock...

it is very very cool... you can use the data or about prefix to embed the url... see topics under webviewer for more info...

sorry cant find the clock i found at the time.

[Stuart Taylor]

[comment]

I think you can point web viewer directly to the Flash source, e.g.

"http://www.internettime.com/Learning/relog.swf"

[Stuart Taylor]

thats probably correct (and easier)

...But the html allows you to play with the size of the clock until it fits your layout

[comment]

But with "direct to Flash", the size of the clock is the size of the web viewer.

[Stuart Taylor]

had never tried ... good to know thanks comment ???