check box in Find mode

[tomp]

can a field be set up with a check box in Find mode? Doesn't seem to work.

[eos]

You mean: will a field formatted as checkbox work the same way in Find mode as in Browse mode? It certainly will. Make sure Field entry in Find Mode is allowed.

[comment]

Doesn't seem to work.

A more detailed description would be useful. Depending on how your value list is defined, it may contain no values in Find mode.

[tomp]

i'm using a global field, have it setup for 'Field Entry: Find Mode', and the value set has 3 custom values.

I don't use the global to 'find' - obviously that won't work - but I want to parse the checked items in the global to set other fields for the 'find'.

Apparently it's because it's a global that I can't 'check' any values.

I've linked the table to be searched to another one record table. Using one of the fields in the one record table I'm able to accomplish what I want to do.

[eos]

Apparently it's because it's a global that I can't 'check' any values.

I've linked the table to be searched to another one record table. Using one of the fields in the one record table I'm able to accomplish what I want to do.

I must apologize for my rash, unthinking reply to your original post; it does in fact not work with a global, regardless of using a custom value list or one from another file.

You can edit the global in Find mode if the field is formatted as Edit Box; after reformatting, the checkbox selection reflects the edits, but clicking has no effect. Is this logical?

[tomp]

apology accepted. This is logical. Thanks

[Vaughan]

Global fields don't "work" in find mode because ALL the records have the same value in the global field, so the find would apply to all the records.

[comment]

You can edit the global in Find mode if the field is formatted as Edit Box;

No, you can't - at least not in version 11.