Undo changes

[Jorgitopeter]

Hi my dear repliers!!! You always have an answer for all the things I can't find... I learn a lot with you and then I "teach" my friends : ... all thanks to you guys (and girls).

Here I have a question: Can I set a button to "undo changes"? I mean: I accidentally change some information and I don't know what I changed... is there any way to undo changes? to restore the information which accidentally has been changed?

I can't realize the way... thankssssss for reading!

Jogito :

PS: I don't really know if this post is well-situated,

[mr_vodka]

If the record has not been committed yet, then you can use 'Revert Record' to go back to what the orig value was.

If you are talking about reverting back to values after the record has been committed, then you would have to use some kind of logging system of audit trail to keep track of all changes. Then you could refer to the audit trail to populate the old value back in.

[Jorgitopeter]

Okey, I guess the logging system of audit trail is what I need... But, how do I set a logging system of audit trail? Is it a plug-in?

Thanks a lot for helping me.

Jorge

[mr_vodka]

There are many many tips and tricks for audit trails. You can start by doing an advanced search for +Audit +Trail. You will come across many posts on this subject.

Also there is a plugin by WorldSync that does a great job of auditing.

Awww heck here I will just give you the links to them :-)

Audit Trail Links

Edited February 27, 2008 by Guest
Added audit trail inks

[Jorgitopeter]

Hi again... maybe you know about a freeware "audit-trail" plugin? Because I definetively can't pay 150 US$ (I'm an unemployed student from Argentina, a country that is not in its best moments :s, so you would realize how much money do I have in my pockets now? jajaj)... That money earns a full-time worker in a month... it's quite difficult for me to save that money. Thanks a lot my friend.

Edited March 2, 2008 by Guest

[Lee Smith]

Did you follow the links provided?

If there is a plugin involved, it is a Free one.

Lee

[Jorgitopeter]

Yes, I followed the links, but I thought that the "demos" only were examples and you couldn't use it in your own tables... But now I realized that you can import the tables into the example file, and the custom function keeps running...

The thing is: I could import my tables to the example file, and it works... but now: what do I have to do to undo changes? I mean, to refer to logged data and restore it into the modified fields, like Mr.Vodka told me... Because I can't realize how to do it...

Thanks for the help.

Edited March 2, 2008 by Guest

[Lee Smith]

Custom Functions can be copied over too.

Menu >> File >> Manage >> Custom Functions.

Lee

[color:red]p.s.

You can make this easier by downloading the demo of Clip Manager from Here

Edited March 3, 2008 by Guest
p.s.

[Jorgitopeter]

Hi! Thanks my friend!!! I'm working on it... thanks a lot... But I still can't realize how to "undo changes", to refer the logged data to restore it...

Thanks for your time, I really appreciate that.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Guest

[Lee Smith]

I'm hoping that I'm understanding you okay.

The Audit file merely records the changes that were made to the data in the fields you are following. The only way that I know of to revert the data, is to do the change manually by retyping it in the Field(s).

HTH

Lee

[Jorgitopeter]

Yes, that is exactly what I wanted to do, Lee... Thanks a lot for trying to help...

Does anybody else know how to set a button/script to undo the changes, refering to logged data?

Thank you very much, fellows. :

Jorge

[Lee Smith]

I have never used this approach, but there is an version 5 file Here called 'Multiple Undo' in FileMaker! at by Ray J. Cologon that may help you.

Lee