I have several fields that use drop downs on an IWP layout.

Add a new record, pick the drop down values you want, no problem.

Go to update the record, and the values change on their own. So, if you don't see them change, and you change another text box, you will submit the record with changes you didn't make.

It works fine using the FM client.

Any ideas?

-Jeff

I've seen strange behavior like this in IWP when the same field is on the layout multiple times. Is this the case?

Nope. The same value list was used several times, but I split that up with no change in behavior.

Ugh.

Thanks for the tip though!

-Jeff

I notice you are using FMSA8 but FM9 client. Just as a test try hosting the file under FileMaker 9 (not the server).

This should eliminate, or point the finger towards the Web Engine of FMSA.

As always get the latest updates - FMSA 8.04. AFAIK IWP relies upon Java, so that should be updated too.

We had the same problem. Users on IWP would enter data such as "***", but it would revert to a "*" when they moved between records. Things worked fine on the client with not problems, but it operated differently on IWP. At the time we were running server 8.

To solve the problem, we upgraded to Server 9, which fixed the problem completely. I hope this helps.

One thing to note.. When a page initially loads, you are not actually editing the record. While it may appear that you can edit the record, you must first enter the record before you can edit it. In IWP, entering a record causes the page to reload. Thus the rest of your data.

To fix this, add a script step to go to a field in the layout so on load, you can edit a record w/o reset of data. Alternatively, I have made some layouts with fields that are not modifiable, and any click on a field will take you to a separate layout where they are modifiable and will enter the record for editing.

Then don't forget to commit the record, or in IWP your changes will be lost.