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Cannot Edit Global Field Data when Hosted by Filemaker Server

complete-db
in FileMaker Server v7 - v11

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I cannot change the value of global fields while the file is being hosted by Filemaker server. I have to download the file and open with FMP Client.

Do you know of anyway to get around this? Is this by design or a bug?

Not a bug. That's just the way it works.

See here.

http://faq.filemakermagazine.com/index.php/Global_fields

Create a startup script with a Set Field step that puts the desired value into the global field.

Best option is to stop using global fields to store data between sessions. Instead use a single-record "preferences" table.

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Thanks Vaughan that is the approach I decided to take.

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