Enter Find Request - Global field

[Tweeytlab]

Just wondering if there is any way to insert a global field in the edit find request criteria, or if not, what is the best way to use global fields to perform finds?

Thanks

[bcooney]

You can:

1. Enter Find Mode

2. Set Field myField to gField

3. Perform Find.

[Søren Dyhr]

what is the best way to use global fields to perform finds

It has to globals, why exactly this urge? Why not a local variable or even a recursive script picking up the present records data, or data found in a cartesian related record??

--sd

[Tweeytlab]

I have set up 2 global fields, date_start and date_end.

I would like users to be able to enter the start an end dates into these fields, and then run a variety of reports.

I thought the best way would be a global field.

I have tried to use set field, but it is not being co-opative with a date range; ie:

date_start ... date_end comes up as "The number cannot be evaluated"