New fields are grey 1

[ponerse]

Hi, I searched for this but couldn't find it anywhere. I used the "contact management" template to enter in names and addresses. I added a new field, however, that field is a light grey while all the other fields are in black in the Browse Mode | Table view. I tried changing the color to black, but it doesn't work. Can anyone tell me what the grey fields mean?


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[lebisol]

u can't change the color?
are u sure u have defined that field and not button?
u should be able to change it in design view
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[ponerse]

Here's a picture of what I mean:

http://www.drscripting.com/filemaker.jpg

The 'salutation' field is new, and as you can see, is it a light grey color. The database won't let me turn it black.


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[lebisol]

hm that is odd....try:
in layout Mode (layout Table)
right-click on the "salutation" field and go to "Field Format" and make sure that u have Allowed Entry checked....
take a look at

http://mostarnet.com/FMfields.zip

HTH

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[ponerse]

Here's a star for all the work you tried to do to help lebisol, but still nothing. It really doesn't matter anyway, as long as the data can be used.

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[lebisol]

hi ponerse!
sorry that didn't work for you...I dont know what to say unless your DB is password/per record protected it should work....were u able to look at the little movie I made? did that look like it was close?
....if u like post the link to your file.zip that I can download and take a look....if u like.
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[ponerse]

That's ok. This was actually the first database I made with FileMaker, so I'm sure I left a switch off somewhere or something. I did watch the movie and really appreciated it, thanks again.

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[lebisol]

no problem....you keep up your work and you will start to like FM more....."don't look at the mountain peak...just clime"
happy holidays!

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