Conditionally Hide a Button in FM 12

[Courtney]

I've got some text and a button that I'd like to make visible only if a condition is met. I've set the text to a color to match the background if the condition is not met.

The button is a small graphic (an email icon) that I pasted into the layout. Is there any way to do this in FM 12? I know it can be done in 14, but we're not ready to upgrade for a few months yet.

[doughemi]

The old-school way of hiding objects before FMI included the functionality in the application can be seen at

Basically put the graphic in a one-row portal whose relationship is invalid when you want it hidden.

Edited March 16, 2016 by doughemi

[Lee Smith]

Hi Courtney,

If I’m understanding you correctly 

3 hours ago, Courtney said:

I've got some text and a button that I'd like to make visible only if a condition is met. I've set the text to a color to match the background if the condition is not met.

why not just use the Hide Object When and a calculation such as  not IsEmpty ( Picturefiles::Container )

Lee

[bruceR]

"why not just use the Hide Object When and a calculation such as  not IsEmpty ( Picturefiles::Container )"

Because the thread is about FileMaker 12; and this feature does not exist in FileMaker 12.

[Lee Smith]

Oops. I thought it was introduced in 12, not 13.