Have 3 portals 1 layout... Can i set record pointer just 1 portal

[RodM]

Hi,

thanks for your ideas, time and thought

regarding pointing to a certain record in a portal

My main layout...MYlayout reference Accounts

I have 3 portals, each refer Messages file///

If there only 1 portal... no problem.. done that b4..

I have a script button on MYLayout ..that calculated the Record# that I need to show on one portal

When I Open MYLayout

All the portals either or at top or at bottom of rec depending my sort http://www.mastar.com/temp/temp1.jpg

[dansmith65]

I read through this twice and still can't figure out what you're trying to do. Some screenshots might help.

[RodM]

1st thanks for replying too...

Sorry.. I attached image

This my MAIN return screen, starting over a process

Layout using account#, but set to no specific #

Structure is account file -> Client file -> Message file

When I return back to myMainLayout screen image attached.. reference Accounts

I have several portal.. ( some say 2 is two many .. it works fine for my app, except this problem, to place a record point a specific record..)

top 1 portal is sorting messages by trig record/ time date works fine

but when i add many records... both have special NOW record

left 2nd portal is sorting messages by one different set of records

right 3rd is messages again... sorted by a different set of parms.

I tried the Find cmd on the portal... can fine the correct record$ of the NOW record

Not the slider at top or bottom of file..

but at a specific record, I call NOW...

its timestamped record..

Records above or below the line this time help operator to show view of date/time dependent records coming due without using a popup, I have i at another part of app.

When I open the Mylayout I like the NOW record to always show midst screen of portal...

Does that make sense?

[bruceR]

No image is attached.

[doughemi]

Does this help? If you had FMP10 or above, the Go button could be replaced with a script trigger, but perhaps your script to go to this layout will be able to incorporate the script steps in the sample.

portal.fp7.zip

[RodM]

appreciate the help yes I think i can learn something here you shared thxs