Hi everybody, I hope i can get some help with this. I have a layout which allow users to insert sounds, or images, using a portal but, while images seem to work fine, when i insert mp3 files, i can't play them using double click on them.

i was having trouble with this, but i found solution in this very forum, RIGHT HERE ; my own previous solution was to use a join table, (many sounds in one article - many articles can have repeated sounds from other articles), the problem inserting one different file in each different instance of the sound container field was very similar to that exposed in the link above; when i was trying my own solution i could play the mp3 files, now, using the portal as suggested in the mentioned post, i can insert different sounds in one article, but can't play anything.

My "unable to play sounds" solution uses a SOUNDS child table and an ARTICLES parent table.

When it was able to play sounds, i had:

ARTICLES table (using an articleID key as relationship to join table) -> SOUNDS_LINK join table (using SOUND_JOINID key; articleID_fk key as relationship to ARTICLES table; soundsID_fk key as relationship to SOUNDS table) <- SOUNDS table (using soundsID key as relationship to join table)

The solution provided here in the forum is better because it's simpler, i just need a way to play mp3's directly from portal.

An extra question is: How can I disable the option "only store a reference to file"?; i have a script for an INSERT SOUND button, where i specified that it will only store reference to files, but when INSERT FILE window opens, users still can uncheck that 'reference only' checkbox, what i want to avoid.

Edited March 27, 200916 yr by Guest
I couldn't understand my own post very well...

Hi, it's me again.... i have fixed the problem; i did something wrong when defining script steps; filemaker can play mp3's from portals created from child tables, bur only if they are stored as a reference to the file, if mp3 is embedded, it won't play from portal.

i'm still looking for a way to keep an option grayed, when i'm inserting a file, i can define to store as a reference using a script, but i want the option of "only store a reference" grayed to be sure nobody has the chance to switch it.

I have a new question; Is there a way to change the mouse wheel behavior? right now, it changes the record in use, i would prefer to use it to scroll through layout, i have a couple layouts which are longer than screen; i think many of us are used to browse long internet web pages using mouse wheel, so i always forget filemaker behavior is different.

Edited April 4, 200916 yr by Guest