Value List/drop downs

[RyanTech Engineering]

Looking for a solution on a "DropDown" field that is Huge (5,000 records +) it seems that the "Type ahead" is not working in FMGO, but works fine in FM 12.....

 

Is there a work around for this? or did I miss something?

 

Please Help

[jbante]

When users are selecting from a list of more than a couple dozen options, it's usually better to script a process that takes the user to a separate layout (usually in a new window on a desktop) that provides tools for filtering the larger list of options (like a Quick Find), then returns to the original layout and enters the user's selection.

[ollyrouse]

Hi jbante, I posted a question earlier here: http://www.fmforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/88538-List-view-of-options-to-place-record-into-a-portal But I think you're response above is along the same lines... Could you please elaborate any further? TIA

[IdealData]

This is known as 'Auto complete with existing values'

 

This is from the techbrief on v1.21. Check the current user guide for any changes, but I doubt there will be any.

 

Auto-complete is not supported on FileMaker Go. Text fields with option “auto-complete using existing values” will behave as though the setting were turned off. Likewise, when entering data, users cannot insert text from an index in FileMaker Go.