yilbber Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I'm confused as to how to make the filemaker "type ahead" feature work. I need for the field in my table to lookup values from my value list but by typing it out instead of being a drop down menu. and then if the name is not found, It needs to be able to go create a new record in the other table. I am familliar enough with having to do the last part, but the first part is simply not working. Also, is this "type ahead/auto complete" feature work in Webdirect? We have a chart of Job codes, and a chart of clients. I know how to format most of these things but using this particular feature doesn't seem to work... (should i type 1502 --- it doesn't give any data when there are lots of jobcodes that begin with 1502.) is this only possible in a Find Portal view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Martino Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I typed in 'FileMaker type ahead' and got plenty of results. This is one of the easiest to implement http://hbase.net/2010/07/29/type-ahead-style-searching-through%C2%A0portals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooney Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 May I suggest the design pattern that is shown in the Invoices FM sample database? This is a popover window with a portal for selection, filtered search and the ability to create new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yilbber Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) I'm having trouble implementing the example in the above hbase article. It won't type ahead and I swear i did something wrong. How do i rectify this? here are screenshots of what I've gotten so far. Edited July 27, 2015 by yilbber wrong picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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