Layout displays :: Current Date but stays static

#1

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the
time or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or
other means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

Thanks

#2

In article <1168918327.683693.33350 (AT) 51g2000cwl (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
EMTMark (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Quote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the
time or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or
other means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

No, there is no sensible way to have a the time constantly update, and
you wouldn't really want the window updating itself every second
anyway.

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

#3

If you want to know the time you use a watch, or the systemclock (both osx
and xp have this). When you have // or :: on your layout this is meant to
show the current date/time when you print the layout. The time will update
just before printing the layout.

Ursys

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Quote:

In article <1168918327.683693.33350 (AT) 51g2000cwl (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
EMTMark (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the
time or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or
other means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

No, there is no sensible way to have a the time constantly update, and
you wouldn't really want the window updating itself every second
anyway.

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

#4

use a global field to display time; it will refresh at every event (I think)

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"Ursus" <ursus.kirk (AT) wanadoo (DOT) nl> wrote

Quote:

If you want to know the time you use a watch, or the systemclock (both osx
and xp have this). When you have // or :: on your layout this is meant to
show the current date/time when you print the layout. The time will update
just before printing the layout.

Ursys

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In article <1168918327.683693.33350 (AT) 51g2000cwl (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
EMTMark (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the
time or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or
other means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

No, there is no sensible way to have a the time constantly update, and
you wouldn't really want the window updating itself every second
anyway.

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

#5

What's an 'event'?

G

Guy wrote:

Quote:

use a global field to display time; it will refresh at every event (I think)

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-------------------------------------------------
www.nsbtaxi.com

Captain Guy
s/v Island Time (352#277)
AICW 845.5
386-689-5088
"Ursus" <ursus.kirk (AT) wanadoo (DOT) nl> wrote in message
news:45ac80a2$0$59881$dbd43001 (AT) news (DOT) wanadoo.nl...
If you want to know the time you use a watch, or the systemclock (both osx
and xp have this). When you have // or :: on your layout this is meant to
show the current date/time when you print the layout. The time will update
just before printing the layout.

Ursys

"Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> schreef in bericht
news:160120071817575095%helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com...
In article <1168918327.683693.33350 (AT) 51g2000cwl (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
EMTMark (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the
time or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or
other means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

No, there is no sensible way to have a the time constantly update, and
you wouldn't really want the window updating itself every second
anyway.

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

#6

Version not specified. Answer assumes at least FM7:

A free plugin called zippScript (http://homepage.mac.com/jkornhaus/filemaker/) will schedule a script to run at a specified time in the future or after a specified duration.

See http://www.virtualvermont.com/FMP/FMClock.fp7.zip for a demo of a continuously updating "clock."

Matt

On 01/15/2007 22:32:07 EMTMark (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Quote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the time
or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or other
means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

Thanks

#7

In article <1161350.MSBITRVR (AT) news (DOT) verizon.net>, Matt Wills
<Im (AT) witz (DOT) end> wrote:

Quote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the time
or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or other
means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

Version not specified. Answer assumes at least FM7:

A free plugin called zippScript
(http://homepage.mac.com/jkornhaus/filemaker/) will schedule a script to run
at a specified time in the future or after a specified duration.

See http://www.virtualvermont.com/FMP/FMClock.fp7.zip for a demo of a
continuously updating "clock."

You can do the same thing with a normal looping script that pauses
every 1 seconds, but it's HIGHLY annoying for people trying to use such
a silly system.

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

#8

On 01/16/2007 15:04:32 Helpful Harry <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote:

Quote:

In article <1161350.MSBITRVR (AT) news (DOT) verizon.net>, Matt Wills <Im (AT) witz (DOT) end
wrote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the time
or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or other
means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

Version not specified. Answer assumes at least FM7:

A free plugin called zippScript
(http://homepage.mac.com/jkornhaus/filemaker/) will schedule a script to
run at a specified time in the future or after a specified duration.

See http://www.virtualvermont.com/FMP/FMClock.fp7.zip for a demo of a
continuously updating "clock."

You can do the same thing with a normal looping script that pauses every 1
seconds, but it's HIGHLY annoying for people trying to use such a silly
system.

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

Yes, a pausing looping script would do that. The zippScript method just clicks away the time and does not interfere with other scripts or use of the file.

Matt

#9

In article <1161537.SPAEUXXL (AT) news (DOT) verizon.net>, Matt Wills
<Im (AT) witz (DOT) end> wrote:

Quote:

On 01/16/2007 15:04:32 Helpful Harry <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote:

In article <1161350.MSBITRVR (AT) news (DOT) verizon.net>, Matt Wills <Im (AT) witz (DOT) end
wrote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the time
or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back or other
means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or so?

Version not specified. Answer assumes at least FM7:

A free plugin called zippScript
(http://homepage.mac.com/jkornhaus/filemaker/) will schedule a script to
run at a specified time in the future or after a specified duration.

See http://www.virtualvermont.com/FMP/FMClock.fp7.zip for a demo of a
continuously updating "clock."

You can do the same thing with a normal looping script that pauses every 1
seconds, but it's HIGHLY annoying for people trying to use such a silly
system.

Yes, a pausing looping script would do that. The zippScript method just
clicks away the time and does not interfere with other scripts or use of
the file.

I can't see how it can run a FileMaker script without interrupting
FileMaker, but I've never used it so I'll believe you that it does.

)

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

#10

tab, enter, click, change record, etc. (although in most programming it
includes mouse in, mouse out, mouse click, etc.

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-------------------------------------------------
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Captain Guy
s/v Island Time (352#277)
AICW 845.5
386-689-5088
"Grip" <grip (AT) cybermesa (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

What's an 'event'?

G

Guy wrote:
use a global field to display time; it will refresh at every event (I
think)

--

-------------------------------------------------
www.nsbtaxi.com

Captain Guy
s/v Island Time (352#277)
AICW 845.5
386-689-5088
"Ursus" <ursus.kirk (AT) wanadoo (DOT) nl> wrote in message
news:45ac80a2$0$59881$dbd43001 (AT) news (DOT) wanadoo.nl...
If you want to know the time you use a watch, or the systemclock (both
osx
and xp have this). When you have // or :: on your layout this is meant
to
show the current date/time when you print the layout. The time will
update
just before printing the layout.

Ursys

"Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> schreef in bericht
news:160120071817575095%helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com...
In article <1168918327.683693.33350 (AT) 51g2000cwl (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
EMTMark (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Hello all,

I am using the "//" and "::" options on my main layout, however the
time or date wont refresh unless I move to a different view and back
or
other means that make the program refresh.

Is there a way to make the :: Time refresh at leat every minute or
so?

No, there is no sensible way to have a the time constantly update, and
you wouldn't really want the window updating itself every second
anyway.

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