Field in Double Brackets

[Lori]

I am working with an existing database file and I am getting reacquainted with filemaker pro after being out of it for the 10 years. I cannot remember and have tried to figure out what the following field? indicates. I know it is from the projects file and it appears like this in a separate file. When I right click on it the specify field is not in the menu. Is this a button, an object. I can't move forward until I know how to use this. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

<<Projects::Project Number>>

 

 

[Lee Smith]

This is a Merge Field from a related Table called Projects. If it was a field in your current Table, it would not have the Project:: in from of Project Number.

 

[Lori]

Thank you Lee. Now I can research merge fields. I am adding a meetings file to an existing group of files: Projects, Contract Admin, Communications, Contacts.

:-)

[Lee Smith]

Hi Lori,

Here is the link to the Help http://fmhelp.filemaker.com/fmphelp_11/en/html/create_layout.9.24.html

Actually, I miss spoke when I said it showed the Table, it is actually showing the relationship to the Field.

Lee 

[Lori]

I did it......thank you so much.

Lori