filemaker, keeping row selected in multiple portals

keeping row selected in multiple portals

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TC2 #1 / 5	keeping row selected in multiple portals I have three portals on a form. I wrote a script to go to a field in a portal, then select last row, then go to a field in the next protal, etc. It works at first as I step through it (with message pauses) but when the focus moves off a given portal that portal jumps back to its first row. How do I get it to stick to the chosen row? Thanks Tom 2
Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:32:01 GMT

Chris Kubic #2 / 5	keeping row selected in multiple portals There's no way around this basic portal behavior. However, you could set local global fields to the related record IDs of the selected record in each portal and have a line of fields above each portal showing the selected record's info via a global field to record ID relationship. -- Chris Kubica _______________________________________ Author of FileMaker Pro: The Complete Reference published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill www.osborne.com _______________________________________ Quote: > I have three portals on a form. I wrote a script to go to a field in a > portal, then select last row, then go to a field in the next protal, > etc. It works at first as I step through it (with message pauses) but > when the focus moves off a given portal that portal jumps back to its > first row. How do I get it to stick to the chosen row? > Thanks > Tom 2
Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:53:27 GMT

Maggie #3 / 5	keeping row selected in multiple portals For best results, keep a global row counter for each portal, and use GoTo Portal Row by counter before each and every row access. -- Margaret Nupponen Quote: > I have three portals on a form. I wrote a script to go to a field in a > portal, then select last row, then go to a field in the next protal, > etc. It works at first as I step through it (with message pauses) but > when the focus moves off a given portal that portal jumps back to its > first row. How do I get it to stick to the chosen row? > Thanks > Tom 2
Mon, 18 Aug 2003 01:51:02 GMT

TC2 #4 / 5	keeping row selected in multiple portals Chris, Your solution sounded good until I actually tried to implement it Friday. The problem is, how do you enter into those global fields and get it transfered to the portal fields without the user having to do something extra like press a "save" button, which they're not used to needing to do with FM? Thanks, Tom2 Quote: > There's no way around this basic portal behavior. However, you could set > local global fields to the related record IDs of the selected record in each > portal and have a line of fields above each portal showing the selected > record's info via a global field to record ID relationship. > -- > Chris Kubica > _______________________________________ > Author of FileMaker Pro: The Complete Reference > published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill > www.osborne.com > _______________________________________ > > I have three portals on a form. I wrote a script to go to a field in a > > portal, then select last row, then go to a field in the next protal, > > etc. It works at first as I step through it (with message pauses) but > > when the focus moves off a given portal that portal jumps back to its > > first row. How do I get it to stick to the chosen row? > > Thanks > > Tom 2
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:36:06 GMT

TC2 #5 / 5	keeping row selected in multiple portals Maggie, What triggers the script which would get the protal in sync with the global row counter? Does the user have to press some next/previous buttons or something? I can see that between your suggestion and Chris' this brings me close to a solution, but only by virtually recreating the portal manually. In fact I may try forgetting the portal and just create some fields linked by relationship and keyed by a "row counter" in effect and controlled by some manually scripted next/previous buttons. It's hard to believe such a mature product has such quirkiness in such basic functions. Quote: > For best results, keep a global row counter for each portal, and use > GoTo Portal Row by counter before each and every row access. > -- Margaret Nupponen > > I have three portals on a form. I wrote a script to go to a field in a > > portal, then select last row, then go to a field in the next protal, > > etc. It works at first as I step through it (with message pauses) but > > when the focus moves off a given portal that portal jumps back to its > > first row. How do I get it to stick to the chosen row? > > Thanks > > Tom 2
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:41:18 GMT

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