FM 10 advanced - WinXP

I have a layout showing a list of tasks each of which has a status of
"Pending", "Completed", "Resolved" or "Postponed". In the header of the
layout I have a checkbox with the status choices and a button to "refresh"
the view. This provides a way to filter the list so you can see only the
pending items, etc...

When a user arrives at this screen all tasks are shown (show all records in
the openeing script) and I want all statuses in the checkbox to be chosen.
So in the open script I added the step - set field (_ViewFilter; "Pending
Completed Resolved Postponed"). However, when the layout opens no statuses
are checked. I also tried the same command and placing a newline character
between each value. This populates the first value only.

The data viewer shows that the 'words' are assigned to the field but the
boxes are not affected the way I intended. I've looked thru several forums
trying to find how to do this but so far no luck.

Anyone have any experience here?

On 2009-12-16 09:55:58 -0800, "GSteven" <GSP@DavClaServ> said:

A checkbox field is a regular text field with formatting applied. Put a
separate copy of the field on the layout next to the one formatted with
checkboxes, only don't format the copy. Leave it as a regular text
field. Open it up so it shows at least four lines.

Then click the checkboxes, in any order. What you'll see appear in the
copy field is the values you select, in order of selection, separated
by returns (the pilcrow character).

So if you clicked the boxes in this order, this is what you'll see:

Pending
Resolved
Completed
Postponed

If you copy & paste the above into the unformatted field, all four of
your checkboxes should trigger and be checked.

I don't know if your newline is the same as the return/pilcrow. I
suspect it isn't. Spaces clearly do not work as separators.

All value lists and functions that operate on value lists work the same
way. Values are separated by returns, and you can extract them using
GetValue(), or count them with ValueCount().
--
Lynn Allen
--
www.semiotics.com
Member FBA
FM 10 Certified Developer

When I run a test script based on your setup above, it appears to work
fine. I'm setting the field using the calculation "Pending-Completed-
Resolved-Postponed" where "-" is the paragraph symbol and not simply a
return. Is that what you're using, or does your string look different?

Thanks to Lynn and jahn for your quick replies. I used the term 'newline' to
describe the pilcrow symbol that appears in the 'specify calculation' dialog
box. I should have pasted the actual text into my last post. Your replies
prompted me to do a little more experimenting. It seems that the following
is what I needed - a pilcrow BEFORE each entry instead of just separating
them.

"¶Pending¶Resolved¶Ignore¶Postpone"

Who'da guessed it? Again I appreciate your input.

"GSteven" <GSP@DavClaServ> wrote

That should work fine, but I don't think you need the leading pilcrow
before "Pending." In my test, it worked without one.

Best,
-J.

"GSteven" <GSP@DavClaServ> wrote

As Jahn says, you don't need the first return character (pilcrow), just one
between each value.

Although it has worked (at least for me), copying and pasting the return /
pilcrow character or other non-alpha-numeric characters can be a waste of
time - it doesn't transfer through all newsservers and newsreader
applications, so some people simply see blank spaces or some other garbage
instead.

Helpfull Harry )

you need to retain the first pilcrow if the field already contains a value
which you want to keep

--
Keep well / Hou je goed

Ursus
"Your Name" <your.name (AT) isp (DOT) com> schreef in bericht
news:hgbfcu$mg4$1 (AT) lust (DOT) ihug.co.nz...