Conditional Value List Issues
Hi All I am fairly new to FIlemaker and am working on a project that I want to have a few conditional value drop down lists for product entry. I want to have the ability to enter in multiple line...
View ArticleDisplay "other" value from Checkbox set
In FileMaker 14, I have a checkbox set that allows the user to enter other values aside from the assigned value list. I'm trying to figure out how I could display the "other" text that is entered by...
View ArticleWhere is my value list being used
Hi all I've added a new table and field which needs to use a previously created value list called "clients for sorting". The VL will be used for data entry in the new table. To save clutter I would...
View ArticleCurious why this value list relationship doesn't work
Greets, all: The attached file is representative of a much larger one I'm working on. The goal is to see in COURSE::TestField__lxt a value list of only Astronomy's related values (through...
View ArticleValue list performance when single field
Hi all I've created a value list that serves as an email autocomplete drop down (like the sort in an email client). This VL looks to a single text field in a single record table which currently has...
View ArticleConditional Value List Issues (I know...)
Well... I spent about two weeks of trial and error getting my DB to provide conditional value lists as I wished, since I couldn't post the DB online. After using the DB for a week (mostly flawlessly),...
View ArticleEditing a drop-down list
FM 15 Adv. When I click on a drop-down list it selects the whole value making it difficult to edit the value. I have to click 4 or 5 times before the selection disappears so I can edit the value. The...
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Conditional value list from a many to many relation
I tried looking in the forum but couldn't find anything similar. I'm having a hard time with creating a value list from a many to many relationship, this is the diagram. The goal is to have 2 drop...
View Article[SOLVED] Strange bug with value list
I have stumbled upon a strange bug in one of my Databases concerning a value list. We have a table containing part numbers, which is related to a table containing "revisions" for the part numbers,...
View ArticleValue List sort by related field
I have a value list in my Timesheet table that includes all related values in the last 60 days, so that a user can use this as a quick reference of their recent usage instead of looking up codes every...
View ArticleAutomatically Add Field Entry to Value List
FM 16. I would like to have new field entries automatically be added to the value list for the same field. I tried searching but wasn't able to find any references to this. Apologies if it has been...
View ArticleDouble Filtering a value list
Hi, so I'm struggling with a solution for work. It requires being able to filter a set of records through two different specifications (the first being department [HR, engineering, shipping, etc] and...
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Value list in join table not working
I have 3 tables: Person, Session, and Contract where Contract is a join table. I am in the Session table layout, in a Contract portal. I have a field – Trainer Name in the Contract table – where I...
View ArticleCustom value lists split into 2 value lists due to character limit
Hello, I want to split a custom value list into two lists while keeping my records intact. I used to add new vendors to a custom value list called _vendors_. I have now reached the 30000 character...
View ArticleFind multiple words in Value List
Hi Folks, I hope you're all well. I'm trying to use a Find step in a script, to find multiple words from a Global field checkbox in a field in the same table. It works fine when just one word is...
View ArticleCustom Value List Help
Hello all, I have created this sample solution to demonstrate a technique that I'm trying to implement using custom value lists. I was able to fix my first issue, but the way it was fixed is bothering...
View ArticleCan anyone help with conditional Value list?
Hi can anyone advise how i can make a simple value list conditional? I have a single table on a job bag system and one field specifies the choosen print supplier i.e.: "London Print ""Wards Print"...
View ArticleValue List Formatting (with Calculation)
I have two tables named "Products" and "Bundles" . I needed to have a user select from a drop down list either a product or a bundle by name. I also wanted a separator inside the drop down to show...
View ArticleEntering info once for several value lists
I'm working on a database that included 5 tasks that will be checked and initialed by the worker that competes them. We want them to choose their initials from a drop down list. For each of the 5...
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Self-Join Value List Mayhem
Once again, I suspect I'm probably making it far more difficult to perform a simple operation than it needs to be. Please refer to the attached. The setup: In the table, CHECKLIST_FORM, there are two...
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