I have the db Orders which relates to LineItems via OrderID. Each LineItem falls into one of 7 ProductTypes. The sales team enters LineItems...

Grip

12-08-2005 04:01 PM
Grip

How can I sort my layouts alphabeticaly? The data base was created some time ago and has grown into a monster with more layouts than would be easily...

Chris

12-08-2005 02:48 PM
Helpful Harry

I have FileMaker Pro Server 7 on an iMac G5 running 10.4. Today I tried to burn copies of several FMPro 7 databases to a CD from my server. I closed...

Amanda Robin

12-08-2005 02:12 PM
Amanda Robin

I've tried to find the answer to this myself but haven't had any luck, so once again I turn to the group. Basically the database I have created is a...

This Being Milt

12-08-2005 01:52 PM
This Being Milt

This is a very newbie-ish question relating to how match fields work, but I can seem to wrap my head around it, so here goes. Supposing I have two...

jbpollock@gmail.com

12-08-2005 01:27 PM
jbpollock@gmail.com

I've seen the option to "Send Message" when two users are in conflict over a record, but don't see a script step for it. Is there a way to build...

Grip

12-08-2005 12:45 PM
Grip

Hello, I'm trying to convert doubles into simple... "bb"->"b" "aaaaabbbbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtt"->"abert" etc... Is...

Boubahha

12-08-2005 12:43 PM
42

Our current Filemaker version is 6.0 with one database called course, under which there is one repetition filed for instructors list. Our current...

Yoyo

12-08-2005 11:35 AM
Remi-Noel Menegaux

Hi All, Tell me if this is possible. I have a database of images and I perform some image processing functions on these images and store the...

Abhi

12-08-2005 10:05 AM
Abhi

Kevin Frank, a friend and respected professional FileMaker developer, has put together some great information on a concept for organizing...

Howard Schlossberg

12-08-2005 09:21 AM
Howard Schlossberg

Hello. I'm hoping to get a few ideas from the group on a project. I recently had a request to add some features to a "Production Schedule" file in...

Joseph O'Brien

12-07-2005 10:09 PM
Joseph O'Brien

What set of tags is used to perform the same tasks for versions 7 and 8 databases posted on the web that CDML tags performed for versions 4, 5, and...

bowron@my-deja.com

12-07-2005 09:52 PM
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I'm using FM7 on a hosted db and I've run into the ability to Send Message to a user when I want to modify a record that a person hasn't commited. ...

Grip

12-07-2005 08:10 PM
Grip

I am new and trying to determine what tables to create for this problem. There is a list of people in Group A. And a different list of people...

leehunt1@cox.net

12-07-2005 07:12 PM
leehunt1@cox.net

Long story short: accounting was using fmp5 which they had control of. Auditors said "No, IT must take this over". IT management said 1) Conversion...

nottarealaddress@hotmail.com

12-07-2005 03:58 PM
Remi-Noel Menegaux

I'm trying to figure out what I have missed in the following: I want to compare two names on an 'editCompare' function. Meaning that if...

ursus.kirk

12-07-2005 03:38 PM
ursus.kirk

I wish to get at the number of fields displayed in a portal. work_order displays a portal into order_assys, a box with a list of assemblies to be...

Fritz Oppliger

12-07-2005 02:47 PM
Helpful Harry

Is there enough difference in version 8 versus 7 to justify the upgrade. I get something from Filemaker ever day concerning the 8 upgrade but don't...

Lawrence Leichtman

12-07-2005 01:45 PM
Bill Marriott

I've got a database on a remote server that uses related fields in one layout. When I open the database remotely in FM7, it displays these...

Sam the Lion

12-07-2005 01:40 PM
Bill Marriott

I have a DB that collects info on what activities a student is interested in. It's a long list and the client changes his mind on what the...

Steve McGillivray

12-07-2005 11:55 AM
FP

I need some experienced opinions. I have a DB that collects info on what activities a student is interested in. The Challenges are: 1) The list of...

Steve McGillivray

12-07-2005 08:40 AM
Steve McGillivray

Hi all i have just upgraded my solution to 8 and i am having a few teething probs with the printing. it seems that the 'print setup' and 'print'...

C

12-06-2005 07:30 PM
42

I just preordered Mobile 8.0 and was wondering if anyone knows if Filemaker Inc has an avenue for obtaining the old version while awaiting...

jw_in_in@yahoo.com via DBMonster.com

12-06-2005 04:27 PM
jw_in_in@yahoo.com via DBMonster.com

I'm trying to create an invoice/statement. I need a field named "Date" in the Header and in the body another field named "Date" to list the dates...

Terry Cano

12-06-2005 09:15 AM
Bill Marriott

Data Base for Books -to go out to the Internet get Book Cover Picture and put on a Card for the Book?

Hwy101

12-06-2005 06:25 AM
Matt Wills

I know this has been delt with before. I've been reading every post I can find on the subject but I'm still having problems. Any help you can give...

Joseph Sanders

12-06-2005 03:02 AM
Aladino

Youseful Software has been around for 10 years in 2006. We are a member of the FileMaker Solutions Allaince. We have 2 offices one is in NY and...

Youseful Software

12-06-2005 02:16 AM
Youseful Software

For some reason in one of ly layouts there are black lines separating the parts, but there are not in other virtually identical views. I'm sure this...

This Being Milt

12-05-2005 06:38 PM
Helpful Harry

The only thing missing in the conversion on my crash test database from Access 97 to FM8 is the ability to generate charts within the application (as...

Michael Paine

12-05-2005 03:20 PM
Michael Paine

I'm running FM 6 in a served environment with about a dozen users. There are circumstances where I need to update a found set in a file while it is...

eyebrown@mindspring.com

12-05-2005 02:26 PM
Paul Bruneau

Okay, here's another question for the group. On my main database page in the Body part I've got a list of all my records. When you select one of...

This Being Milt

12-05-2005 10:18 AM
This Being Milt

WIN xp FMP8 Adv I have two lists (which are actualy textfiles at the moment) one containes surnames the other containes prefixes of surnames (like:...

ursus.kirk

12-05-2005 05:26 AM
ursus.kirk

I have a script that " insert calculated value: "sold date" field 06/30/2005&"..."&07/05/2005 If I stop the script at this point it finds the...

JC

12-04-2005 07:10 PM
JC

Hi All, I would like to know if it is possible, if is relatively easy, to export client record fields from FM 7 or 8 to appropriate fields in...

rbnomer

12-04-2005 03:06 AM
Bignoel

I've got a functional database which I am trying to spruce up with some graphics. There are three parts: header, body, and footer. The body is one...

This Being Milt

12-03-2005 04:57 PM
42

Working in FM6 (ok, I know, time to upgrade eh?) I am creating a table of publication names using a repeating field with 20 repetitions. This table...

pcourterelle

12-03-2005 02:39 PM
Bill Marriott

Does anyone know the formula for lease calculations, ie. automobile lease for a certain amount of months, knowing the residual, term, and rate...

JC

12-03-2005 08:01 AM
Michael Myett

Is it possible, within a script, to store the last find request that was performed by the user? I have a number of scripts where I perform...

Thomas Hansen

12-02-2005 04:34 PM
Grip

Hello all, I am having trouble setting up the Web Publishing Engine on my Windows 2k3 server. I have FileMaker Server 7v4 and the WPE installed on...

andrew.denman@gmail.com

12-02-2005 02:00 PM
andrew.denman@gmail.com

Is there a way to do this when just showing the first row not is the answer. The relationship have to count values from all the related records, but...

Helge Hafstad

12-01-2005 05:36 PM
42

Does anyone know of any resources for creating checksums for data in FileMaker? What I want to do is hash each record and then sum the record hashes...

craig

12-01-2005 02:22 PM
craig

Hello, I am sure this is an issue many have dealt with. I have a client with a relational system in 6 that will be re-writing in 8. Their biggest...

P.L

12-01-2005 01:26 PM
Grip

Hello, I want from a running script my exported records write to disk. The filename should be by each run have the name of the system date...

walhol

12-01-2005 10:02 AM
Matt Wills

Nov 29th 2005 Hello, I've been using a program Ultraplus, a rational database. It has functions like Browse, Find and Modify and so on. While in...

Ed

12-01-2005 05:13 AM
Dan Fretwell

When I imported data into FM from another database program, some of the accented characters were changed into other ASCII or Unicode symbols. Is...

Cecil Bankston

11-30-2005 10:39 PM
Bill Marriott

While I'm happily designing my database with FMP Advance 8.0v1 on MacOS 10.3.9, I press Cmd-L and nothing happens. I have to use the mouse for the...

Christoph Kaufmann

11-30-2005 03:23 PM
Bill Marriott

I have a Todays Date field that Gets(Current date) with each new record. I cannot figure out how to get the one record to auto-update to Get(Current...

stavrogan

11-30-2005 02:04 AM
Helpful Harry

I am new to FileMaker and would like to know if there are any local user groups near Roanoke, VA? Thanks Wayne Duke

Wayne

11-30-2005 12:59 AM
Howard Schlossberg

If I'm using LDAP to authenticate users to Panther Server, how do I use the same mechanism to authenticate them to Filemaker Server? The FMS manual...

Luke Siemaszko

11-29-2005 07:45 PM
Bill Marriott

I have a simple "enter find" and "perfrom find" script. Sometimes it runs fine, then sometmes it will come back with a "restore find" that I did not...

JC

11-29-2005 07:33 PM
Dan Fretwell