In article <dd10d7$uu9$1 (AT) news5 (DOT) zwoll1.ov.home.nl>, Léon Obers
<mail.to.me (AT) fotograaf (DOT) invalid> wrote:

Another method for a checkbox field is to separate them into individual
fields for each option, with all fields using a simple value list of
"Yes" (or "On").

Put the field on the layout, but shrink it so you can't see the "Yes"
value. Then use the text tool to type on what you want the label to
read next to the box. You end up with something like:

[ ] Packed <--- PackedField {value list "Yes"}
[ ] Sent <--- SentField {value list "Yes"}

Now you can use the rectangle tool to draw a small square over each
checkbox and define them to run two scripts (or perhaps one script in
FileMaker 7 which passes a parameter to the script) which simply
toggles the field between "Yes" and empty.

PACKED BUTTON
If [PackedField = "Yes", "", "Yes"]

SENT BUTTON
If [SentField = "Yes", "", "Yes"]

In this case there's no need to worry about carriage returns or the
value for one option also being part of another value. )


Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

Helpful Harry wrote:

(Before the day I go for holiday).
This method is exactly the method I made already within my application.
Even a more wide use by making two buttons.
One button showing an ">",
in the middle a square field containg X when a button is pushed or just
empty. At the right a button with double ">>"

Pushing the left button, do copy an "X" into the field of the active
record. Pushing again it empties.

Pushing the right button, the same as above, but for the complete found
set of records. (So with a loop function in it).

Yesterday evening reading all the suggestions, I was considering if it
is worth the try of your more early suggestions, as this last method is
much more easy. With some extra "tricks" you can even use the same
script for several tables depending to the layout (and used table).

(This is probably the last message till I am back of holiday. So till
2-3 weeks.)


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Vr.groet - regards, Léon Obers

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