Issues with a script

[Fudgemudge1]

I've been having some issues writing a script for a database I've been developing, and I hope someone can help. I'm not even sure what I want to do is possible, hence my confusion.

Essentially what I want to happen is for FileMaker to check whether a particular value from a drop-down value list has been selected; if it has, then I want another field, one that was not previously visible on the layout, to appear. This visible / invisible field is obviously part of a table; I'm hoping that it will appear only when this “trigger” value has been selected.

I should stress that I'm new to the world of scripting, so any non-technical help will be appreciated.

I'm using FileMaker Pro 12 and I can provide further clarification if required.

Thanks

Richard

[Lee Smith]

Do a search for visibility and conditional value lists. Take a look at database pros site for some demos of this. I tried to make the link show all of the demos that fell into the two classifications. Sadly, that didn't work. Instead, her is the link to the Resource find page, and just do your search for the two titles Here.

Edited September 10, 2012 by Lee Smith
corrected the link errors.

[Fudgemudge1]

Thanks for getting back to me, but I get the following error message when I click on the links you've provided-

Unexpected Error:

Unable to process your request because the server encountered an

unexpected condition. For more detail on error number 4,

refer to the FileMaker Help topic "Status (CurrentError)" and

contact your site administrator.

Any ideas?

Thanks again

Richard

[Fitch]

There are a few ways to handle visibility.

If you only want to toggle display of the hidden field, conditional formatting may be a good solution.

If you want to make the field available for data entry, a hidden tab object might be your best bet.

[Lee Smith]

I removed the links, and added the site link to resources.

Lee