Selection of records in portal

[Schlieper]

Is it possible to view only a selection of records (based on different criteria) that are placed in a portal?

[LiveOak]

Yes. -bd

[Schlieper]

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Originally posted by LiveOak:

Yes. -bd

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Could you please tell me how?

[LiveOak]

It's all done by changing the index. Since you have not described your application, I'll pick an example. Two files with a relationship based upon a global text field in the first file and a text field in the second file. The fields are:

gAnimal <---> Animal for the relationship.

In the first file we have a portal based upon this relationship. If we set gAnimal to "cat" all the "cat" records in the second file are displayed in the portal. If we set the gAnimal field to:

cat <cr>

dog <cr>

rat

all the "cat" AND "dog" AND "rat" records in the second file.

This is a simple example, but the concept is the same for other applications (ranges of dates, etc.) -bd

[Schlieper]

quote:

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Originally posted by LiveOak:

It's all done by changing the index. Since you have not described your application, I'll pick an example. Two files with a relationship based upon a global text field in the first file and a text field in the second file. The fields are:

gAnimal <---> Animal for the relationship.

In the first file we have a portal based upon this relationship. If we set gAnimal to "cat" all the "cat" records in the second file are displayed in the portal. If we set the gAnimal field to:

cat <cr>

dog <cr>

rat

all the "cat" AND "dog" AND "rat" records in the second file.

This is a simple example, but the concept is the same for other applications (ranges of dates, etc.) -bd

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Thanx works out just fine!