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FM4: change text format in existing records

J Freund
in FileMaker Legacy fp3 and fp5

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I want to make format changes to *already entered* text in fields of multiple records.

The text has already been input (pasted) in the fields, the format (font size, etc.) differs between various records. I want to make the format the same for a given field in all records.

Since the data was input in Browse mode, the format attributes in Layout have been overridden; existing data cannot be changed via Layout (right?).

How can I easily change the format of already entered text across an entire file, without having to repeat the same change for each individual field or record?

Find all of your records, export all fields to a text filee, save a clone and reimport to the clone. It is the quickest way I know and it works every time.

  • 3 months later...

Would a Copy followed by Paste without style also work? It'd be more scriptable if it did.

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