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[5835]

Hi
i have just created a layout which will allow me to enter data about my patients such as height and weight etc. for a specific date. my problem is when the patient comes a second ,third or fourth time. i need a way for some fields to be copied from last visit such as chest exam and perscriptions but i need the rest to be blank. how do i do this?

thanks

 

[lebisol]

-related DBs
-"look up" fields
-"portals"
All the best!

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[Nina2001]

Like lebisol mentioned the best way to do this is in a portal. However, if you're not familiar with relational portals you could create a global field for each of the fields you want to duplicate on the new record. Then make a button on the layout that performs a script. The script would look like this:

Set Field ["_GL Prescription","Prescription"]
Set Field ["_GL Chest Exam","Chest Exam"]
New Record/Request
Set Field ["Prescription","_GL Prescription"]
Set Field ["Chest Exam","_GL Chest Exam"]

Hope that helps.

 

[5835]

Thanks, Lebisol and Nina2001
thanks for your help and thanks for putting up with me.
I just started using FMPRO about 3-4 months ago. As you can see I am not a computer person but I am trying to learn and apply.