Hi everyone,

I am trying to figure out if there is a way to change the initial row of a portal through a script.

I found the following post, which seems to indicate it is not possible:

http://fmforums.com/forum/topic/31297-change-initial-row-via-script/

However, that post is from 2005 so I'm hoping maybe there is a solution now!

If you have any suggestions I would appreciate it,

Thanks

rori

Why do you need it ?

There are new workarounds using script triggers.

Perhaps one of these can help:

http://fmforums.com/forum/showpost.php?post/201804/

http://fmforums.com/forum/showpost.php?post/356203/

Thanks for those suggestions - the second post looks like it might be helpful..

I'm basically trying to display the associated images for a record. Except that they are supposed to be displayed in a grid, say 4 x 4 so 16 images on a page, then when you click next, you see the next 16 images, etc.

Each portal row is displayed separately in a different portal to allow me to have a grid. So the first portal has

initial row=1, num rows=1, the second has

initial row=2, num rows=1, etc

So I'll see what I can do based on the second example you posted.

although I would also be curious to know how I can change the initial row with a script trigger...

Thanks

rori

I would also be curious to know how I can change the initial row with a script trigger...

The initial row of a portal cannot be changed. You can only change which records are related (my first example) or which related records are shown in the portal (my second example - version 11+ only).

Ok, thanks for those suggestions.

The initial row of a portal cannot be changed.

But you can perform a script that let you show a calculated row of a portal with unique row ( provided that that portal can scroll ).

Or you can use a global field with 16 repetitions.

An OnRecordLoad script trigger can set their initial states, and then a script attached to a button can load the next 16 images.