Generating Serial Number

[octopuz]

Hi,

I am a beginner filemaker user and I use FMP 11 Adv. I have a problem using script to generate serial number. I am required to generate a serial number with this format: YYYYX-PPPPPPP-AA ,

YYYY is the year

X is the month code, the code for example:

Jan-Mar = A

Apr-Jun = B

Jul-Sep = C

Oct-Dec = D

PPPPPPP is the project number

AA is the number of the time the invoice is created, starting from 01

How can I implement this requirement?

Thank you very much for your help.

[Ocean West]

provide this serial number is for user side information and not relied on for a matching key value in a relationship I would say this will work:

Let ( [

ts = Get ( CurrentHostTimestamp ) ;

yyyy = Year ( ts ) ;

m = Month ( ts ) ;

x = Case ( m ≤ 3 ; "A" ; m ≤ 6 ; "B" ; m ≤ 9 ; "C" ; m ≤ 12 ; "D" ) ;

aa = Right ( "00" & hour ( ts ) ; 2 )

];

yyyy & x & ProjectNumber & aa

)

[octopuz]

Yes, the serial number is for user side only, where do I have to specify this script? Do I have to create another field for this serial number? and why did you put aa = Right ( "00" & hour (ts) ; 2) ?

thanks

[octopuz]

okay, I've already figured it out. Thanks for your info :)