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  1. marty1452

    Status Bar showing progress

    If I understand your solution, I think you should design a simple screen that shows "Back Up In Progress". Have your back up script call this at the appropriate time. Then you could write a lock and then an unlock script for the side bar. Select in the script: Toggle Status Area[hide,lock]...
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    Password Protecting

    Email your file to me if possible and I'll start it for you. mlisonbee@charter.net Marty
  3. marty1452

    serial increments miss numbers out

    I was concerned about your comment regarding no primary key in the purchase database. You always need a primary key, always. This is system assigned and not user editable. You may have a secondary key to connect a purchase item to a certain invoice. Let me know if you are still experiencing...
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    Password Protecting

    This can be done on a new layout. Each of your buttons will have it's own script. The script opens a dialog allowing the current user to input their login credentials. These credentials are compared to the authorized list and the script pass or fails the login. You don't really need 3 buttons...
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    Auto Enter User Name Question

    One way to do this is to have the program go to a login screen. The user has to enter a valid login name to pass this screen. The active user name is copied to a global field. Each record can contain a history log. Any changes made to that record can be recorded is a diary type of log. For...
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    Developing basketball stats program with shot chart

    This is all possible with scripts. You could click on the player, a script writes their name to a name field, then push the graphic button in the shot zones which copies the shot location to a shot field, then, pressing the hit or miss button which is scripted to locate the players record...
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    Global

    The left side on your browse screen has a rolodex type of icon. This indicates a change from one "record" in the database to another. If you had a client name field for example, you could click on this icon and visually see one name, which is one record, and then the next and so on...
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    Editing/Adding records EASILY in portal: requires version 6?

    Sorry, I'm not likely the man for the job here. I don't have 5.5. I can't hardly believe in 5.0 I was able to have live portals and 5.5 does not. I have a solution in 5.0 with portals and I can type in them if I want. This is of course a related database and to have the database be related...
  9. marty1452

    Copy multiple fields to clipboard script

    You mentioned formated for copying to another application. Have you tried formating this in a calculation field? The calculation adds all of the text together, formated how you want it to look, then you are only copying the one field. Regarding the other issues, to be sure you are copying the...
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    General Execution Error

    Filemaker is not as prone to data structure errors as is Access. Filemaker does track the user count and licenses for the software. Can this problem be duplicated intentionally? i.e. One user is in the program, the problem user enters, gets the error, enters again gets the error, etc. or is it...
  11. marty1452

    Developing basketball stats program with shot chart

    Yes this is possible. Scripting and graphics are going to be required. How do you picture your screen layout? Can you hand draw this and fax it to me at 435-635-6914? Or post more details on the operation as you see it. Marty
  12. marty1452

    Editing/Adding records EASILY in portal: requires version 6?

    I don't understand what adding records in portals has to do with scripting. What are you trying to do? I moved from 5.0 to 6.0. The scripting is the same. Maybe a few more choices but I guess you could call it clunky. I find them predictible and easy to create. I ungraded to the developer...
  13. marty1452

    Making Radio Buttons

    Radio buttons will always only allow one selection. A check box will allow multiple options. Think of it this way. A radio button is one field in a database. If you could check off multiple fields, what would the answer in the field look like? A radio button is one field in the database designed...
  14. marty1452

    archiving old data when entering new data

    Do you still need help on this? Each record is primary to, the person checking out a book? The book being checked out? or the event of the book(s) being checked out? It would seem the person would be the right answer. How many databases are working with? Are you creating a relational...
  15. marty1452

    Navigating Repeating Fields

    I don't understand "and I now need to move down Field #2 based on the contents of Field #1". Are you trying to move from record tp record based on the field 2 content? Marty
  16. marty1452

    Copy All Values of Repeating Field

    Could you email your file to me? mlisonbee@charter.net Where do the catalog numbers and price come from right now? Is this working for you this way? Would it be easier for you to select the quote items from a drop down menu? Would it be easier to have the quote items in a database by itself...
  17. marty1452

    How to force update of a stored calculation across all records

    One easy way to force the calculation is to view the layout where the calculation is located. This is likely in a related database, write a script that goes to the layout and then back again. All you will see is a screen refresh because this happens so quickly. I've also heard of using...
  18. marty1452

    Copy All Values of Repeating Field

    No you cannot group copy and paste multiple fields. A couple of points should be made because I do not know your level of understanding of programming or FM. A copy paste script can only be accomplished when the fields being copied or pasted exist on your layout. An easier way to create this...
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    Procedure Entry Point

    I've had a few runtime application problems, not this one, and FM support was quick to tell me what the issue was. They give you 12 months for free. Marty
  20. marty1452

    GIF files on PC represented with the solid background

    I've been working with Fireworks and was surprised to find I created a button for a web project with only text on it. I left the background clear and my background shows through just fine. Marty

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