"Go to Layout" greyed out on View menu

[AndrewJones]

I'm fairly new to FM so I may well be doing something stupid here

In our FM8 database I'm finding that "Go to Layout" is greyed out on the View menu.

I have full Admin access, and I am able to go into Layout Mode, just not to access the entire list of layouts. On earlier builds of the database I can access it fine.

What could the problem be?

thanks

Andrew

[Raybaudi]

Hi

how many layouts there are in the DB ?

[AndrewJones]

Hi

how many layouts there are in the DB ?

Around 70 or so.....

[Raybaudi]

Can you add scripts ?

If yes, make a new script with only one step:

Go to Layout

and say us what you can see into the box: Specify

[Vaughan]

I'd say that the layouts have had the "include in layout menu" option de-selected. The menu is empty.

[AndrewJones]

Can you add scripts ?

If yes, make a new script with only one step:

Go to Layout

and say us what you can see into the box: Specify

The specify box allows me to choose from all the layouts.

[Vaughan]

In Browse mode, with the status area showing, do any layouts appear in the layout menu above the little notebook?

[Raybaudi]

The specify box allows me to choose from all the layouts.

So you have "really" Admin access !

While in Layout Mode, go to:

Layouts >> Set Layout Order...

and put a check into all those boxes :

[AndrewJones]

So you have "really" Admin access !

While in Layout Mode, go to:

Layouts >> Set Layout Order...

and put a check into all those boxes :

thanks... well, I did exactly that, all of them were unticked. However, even after ticking them and pressing OK, the "Go to Layout" menu is still greyed out....

[Raybaudi]

Hmmm...

There is an opener script ?

And which MENU SET can you see into the: "Set Layout Order" window ?

[AndrewJones]

Hmmm...

There is an opener script ?

And which MENU SET can you see into the: "Set Layout Order" window ?

Ok, you were looking along the right lines. There is a startup script that was hiding the status area. When I altered it to show the status area, I was able to access the layouts.

Thanks for all your help.