Scroll Field Without Entering

[MelJ]

I have a notes field that I want my users to view and be able to scroll BUT I do not want them to be able to enter the field to enter any data. It seems that filemaker will not scroll a field WITHOUT actually entering the field.

I was hoping that I could create an up and down arrow (Buttons) that would scroll the field by script but my search has proven to be fruitless.

Any Ideas?

Thanx,

Mel

[John Mark Osborne]

Sounds like your best bet is to delve into security. It's actually not that difficult to setup a field to allow viewing but not allow editing. Enter Accounts & Privileges and start by making a new Privilege Set. Under the Records popup menu, choose Custom Privileges. In the resulting dialog, select the table where your scrolling field is and set the View, Edit, Create and Delete options to "yes" or whatever you want them to be. Under Field Access, select "Limited". In the resulting dialog, set all your fields to "modifiable" except the scrolling field. Set it to "view only". Any account attached to this privilege set will be able to scroll the field but not edit it.

[MelJ]

Thanks a million John Mark! I tried what you suggested and it worked flawlessly. I also went to your website. Your videos are MINE!

Thanx,

Mel

[Bozkid]

You can also avoid having to delve into security simply by creating a calculation field that is equal to the field you want to scroll. The user can then scroll the contents at will, but cannot edit the data since it's a calculation field.