Creating Layouts like CDML

[BobWeaver]

Make a calculated field as follows:

reportField =

if(isEmpty(HeightField),"","Height: " & HeightField & " ") &

if(isEmpty(WidthField),"","Width: " & WidthField)

[B. Keith]

Looks good... can I apply formatiing within the calculated field?

i.e. <bold 8 pt times> Height: <italic 12 pt Times> height field

I need to reatin a sense of heirarchy in the design if I can... (this is replacing existing, hand-typed signs,

Thanks

Bruce

[B. Keith]

I've mastered (sort of) teh art of displaying my data on a webs site. I use 'if' statements to display data if the field is populated and to leave a blank if it is not.

Now I want to do the same thing on a report and I can't figure out how to attach a script to text on a page... is this possible?

I have made a plant database with name height width etc. for tracking our inventory. I made a sign (8.5 x 11") with the name at the top (big bold font), a picture and Height and Width at the bottom. Push print and out comes the signage.

What I want to do though is have

Height: <height field> Width: <width field>

when both have data in them but only

Height: <height field>

when Width is empty. How do I do this on a report?

[BobWeaver]

No, you can't format individual parts of a calculation field.

Use a text merge field (see filemaker manual) and format the text as:

<<cHeight>><<cWidth>>

where:

cHeight=if(isEmpty(HeightField),"","Height: " & HeightField)

and

cWidth=if(isEmpty(WidthField),"","Width: " & WidthField)

[ April 05, 2001: Message edited by: BobWeaver ]

[B. Keith]

duh...

You know, I really don't like the learning from the manuals/learning tools with software these days... It was so much easier when you started with the first version and grew along witht he various versions of the program!

>No, you can't format individual parts of a calculation field.

Nope, but you can format individual parts of a text merge field...

So, if I add another calculated field

Height=If(IsEmpty(Heightfield),"","Height")

and merge <<Height>> <<Heightfield>> then I can format the two fields differently on the layout and voila!

Thanks for the kick int he right direction...

Bruce