FileMaker Pro 8.5
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Appointment Calendar
by keepemup- 6 replies
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I was wondering if there is a way to set up a calendar in FM for daily appointments. Does FM have a template so you can pick and choose a particular day and month like in outlook or other calendars? I would like to be able to customize a calendar for our needs.
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jpg images disappearing from the layout
by catherinetodd- 0 replies
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I have stored jpg images in my FMP 8.5 database for years. Now they are disappearing and reappearing within the container field and when pasted directly on the layout. I cannot copy the images to use elsewhere. I saw another person was having this problem with Photoshop images. What is going on? What to do? Thanks, CatherineTodd2 (at) gmail (dot) com
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I've created a field that I would like to format to be valid only if it has a code name of 3 letters and 3 numbers (i.e. SCH123). Anything less or more and a warning dialog will come up. How can I set this up in the Validation window? Is it a calculation? Thanks!
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Need recommendations for web hosting
by allegre- 4 replies
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Do any of you use a 3rd party to host your FileMaker solution? I did a quick google on it, and it looks like there are a ton of options (pointinspace.com, 888.net, etc). Can someone recommend a hosting provider?
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We just got our new macs with Yosemite and want to know if I can still use Filemaker pro Advanced 8.5
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Find Button For Entered Field Criteria
by joandcruz- 1 reply
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I'd like to do the following: Place a box in the header of a layout into which a user can type in a find request for a specific field and then a press button that finds all the records meeting the criteria for that request. Found records will also need to be sorted in a variety of different ways
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Print driver
by joandcruz- 1 reply
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My company has installed new printers and IT are claiming that no one makes print drivers that allow you to scale images; the current print drivers allow me to scale in Non-FM jobs, but not in FM? All help appreciated.
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Insert file does not work with IWP, what does?
by joandcruz- 1 reply
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I need to allow a user to upload a file using IWP .. any thoughts? plugins? techniques to allow this? thanks
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Web Viewer and Google's API
by Sunshein- 1 follower
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I use web viewer alot, and I'm not sure if Google's API coding, especially Google's Map API, can be used as part of web viewer. I suspect API capability is limited to actual web page design and not web addresses as used by web viewer. Any thoughts?
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I'm using Filemaker 8.5 on a Mac ... I want to create a script that will loop through several records where it duplicates the first record and then makes modifications to the duplicate then continues through the rest of the records doing the same thing ... does that makes sense? RECORD 1: want to duplicate this record GO TO THIS DUPLICATE OF RECORD 1: modify this new record with 'set field' commands GO TO RECORD 2: duplicate GO TO DUPLICATE OF RECORD 2: modify with 'set field' commands GO TO RECORD 3: duplicate etc ... So at the end, I have double the number of original records, but modified as needed. Any suggestions on how to do this? I know h…
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I am brand new to this, so I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing. I have a newer computer that runs Mac OS X 10.8.6. Is there a plugin for the operating system to run FileMaker 8.5? Thanks
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Filter for FM8.5 Portal
by Landy- 7 replies
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Firstly, I'm an amateur when it comes to Filemaker, and I'm still using V8.5 having graduated from V3 after a decade using this version - why V3, simply because it allowed networking. Now you have to buy licences, etc. Wish I had a superannuation policy like this! Anyway, I have written an high value Asset Register to link equipment we have brought, to where we have deployed them, what accessories are included, service history and the like. But I have reached a point that I'm stuck! I start with a “Master File” which contains core information about who supplied the equipment, and where they are deployed, price paid, warranty term, etc.. This file has a portal whic…
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Push data to another occurance
by jcoffey- 2 replies
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All, Thank you for taking your time to examine my problem. My db has invoice and estimate tables related to different occurrences of the repairs and object tables for which I am invoicing and estimating. I have not been able to design the database to have both estimates and invoices get their data from the same occurrence because I get a circular logic error ("There cannot be more than one relational path...). Is there a way to push the data from one occurrence to another? The relationship diagram is attached as a jpg. Any help is appreciated.
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Calling web services from Filemaker 8.5
by NewFM85User- 3 replies
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Hi, I am using Filemaker 8.5 advanced and in my Filemaker application I have implement payment system using web service calls. I have no clue as to how to initialize an instance, Exchange public keys to obtain a token and with that token , I have to charge the credit card making web service calls. Is there any plug-in for web services? I looked at the URL one from Troi, but not sure if that works for web service calls. If this feature is available in newer versions of Filemaker, It might a while to upgrade the softwares but this payment system has to be implemented in a month or two. Please help! Thanks
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Attendance tracking
by Bushido- 10 replies
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New problem - for me. I own a small martial arts club and need to keep track of my students attendance. We only average 30 students. I would like to have the following fields displayed on a screen (template?) and to be able to fill in or check off each day the student is there. Students Name Phone Dues (current month) Will be marked Pd or Nothing in field Dues (next month) Will be marked Pd or Nothing in field Monday - (4 of these) Will be marked P for present, S for sick, or I for injured Wednesday - (4 of these) Will be marked P for present, S for sick, or I for injured Friday - (4 of these) Will be marked P for present, S for sick, or I for injured Total At…
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Filtered data
by NewFM85User- 6 replies
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Hi, I am using filemaker pro/advanced 8.5 I have something like this required.How do I acheive that? I have product table and issue table. one of the product is eligible for special promotion for few months. Suppose remaining issues of this year May 2013, June 2013 through Dec 2013. When I go to my customer's order subscription details, there I have issues checked off for all those customer subscribed, from jan to dec. he might not take all. My requirement is I need a portal or a temp table to display all the promo eligible issues which the agent has subscribed. Ex. eligible issues May 2013 through dec 2013. customer subscribed to all even months. I want gri…
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I'm really new to FM 8.5 and I've been task to create pdf files for a particular set of records meeting a criteria. Since I'm more skilled in SQL, I'd like to use the Execute SQL script. I'm not sure how to implement assigning records to fields or layout?, but my idea goes something like these : 1. Go to a layout 2. Use sql to select the records 3. Perform loop 4. Assign each record to a field/layout. ??? 5. Save as Pdf using field name in the file name. Somebody help. Thanks.
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Drop-Down List vs. Pop-Up Menu...
by lungnut- 7 replies
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Hi, I've created a value list derived from whole names on a People table. I'm using the PersonID field, but I'm also displaying the WholeName of the person. Furthermore, I've checked the "Show values only from second field". When using a pop-up menu, this all works fine. I select the WholeName, and the WholeName displays in the field. When using a drop-down list, however, I select the WholeName, but the PersonID insists on filling the field. Why is this behaviour different for drop-down lists? I really need to use one, because my value list is based on 500+ people and you can imagine how scrolling via the pop-up menu is going. Thanks!
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Customizing Records 'Save Records as PDF' Default Settings
by victor40087- 1 follower
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Is it possible to customize the 'Save Records As PDF' fields so that the same choices are fixed as the defaults? With Filemaker Pro 8.5 records I always: Save Type as PDF. In the process, the next setting is always: Save: Current Record Followed by the Options > Initial View > always being set as: Current Record What I am seeking to achieve is the above settings to be the defaults as opposed to the standard options being displayed and the above having to be selected. Victor
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Everything in database is ALL UPPERCASE, why?
by pandathorax- 1 reply
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Hi everyone. My work uses an old database for everything it does. The database designer isn't around anymore, and now I have to learn FM Pro 8.5 from scratch to be able to make changes in the database. So far I think I'm doing well, but I cannot figure out why the entire database is uppercase. I know there is an UPPER function, but I don't see it anywhere. Everything over the many pages, input/output of this database is uppercase. Any idea where I might find the source of THIS? Thanks
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Open PDF Stored in Container
by chriswheat- 4 replies
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I have a layout that has the details for electronic items and has separate container fields for a picture of the item and the instruction manual for that item. I would like to have a button next to the container field for the manual that would automatically open the PDF file for viewing. So far I haven't been able to figure this one out. Thanks for your help!
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Saving PDF to a user defined file path
by thetravo- 8 replies
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Well I searched this site and had found a solution to my problem of saving browsed records into PDF's individually. Now I was wondering how I can further advanced this script so I can save to a defined folder on my hard drive. Just for reference the program is shared on a server via FM server 7. This script I am using is as follows: ~Go to Record/Request/Page (First) ~Loop ~ Set Variable [$PDFPath; Value:"file:" & Get ( DesktopPath ) & My Table::ID Number& ".pdf"] ~ If [Get(SystemPlatform) = 2] ~ Set Variable [$PDFPath; Value:"filewin:/"& Middle ($PDFPath; 2; Length ($PDFPath))] ~ End If ~ Save Records as PDF [R…
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Change Color By Category
by GMJ- 6 replies
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Hello, I am using the Inventory template that comes with FileMaker 8.5. Currently, each "Category" description input is listed in a mustard yellow color. I would like the make it so that each different category is listed in a different color in both Form View and List view. Can someone walk me through the steps? Thank you!!
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Cannot properly import data into FileMaker Pro v8.5
by lucidr3v3ri3- 10 replies
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Hello all, I'm new to the forum, so please excuse my brevity in introduction. I have a client who uses FileMaker 8.5 on four computers (3 PCs running XP Pro and 1 iMac) and one XP Pro user accessing the DB using FileMaker Pro 11. The problem I'm having is about driving me bonkers as I've been trying different things half the day. We did an export of all of the Records (9,094) using the following Source Fields: - Member ID (unique identifier serial number) - First Name - Last Name - Address - City - State - ZIP Out of the 9,094, 397 of them have new Addresses (and therefore potentially City, State, and Zip). The problem I'm having is that I cannot imp…
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re: Show Custom Dialog w/multiple Finds
by mrmogway- 10 replies
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Hi, field: sample_number Need a script that will allow more than one find on this one field using the Show Custom Dialog function (field not present on layout). I got brain-lock. find request one: 1..8 find request two: 25..32 will return records from sample_number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32 My best guess that does not work. Script: Enter Find Mode (no pause) Show Custom Dialog[table_name::sample_number] button setup 1=ok, 2=more (second find criteria) Set Variable [$y;sample_number] If [Lastmessagechoice=2] Set Field [table_name::sample_number; $y New Record/Request End If Perform Find Thank you advance
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relating records in filemaker pro
by Jesse van der Lee- 4 replies
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I'm building my first database and it's a complex one. I watched tutorials about relationships and have my structure set up. I have many-to-many relationships between the tables Presentations and Products, so I made a table between them with the foreign keys in that table (Line Products). Now, I want to create related records: one presentation must have more than one product, but I can't figure out how to create the link between a record from Presentations and a record from products? Later, I want to create a portal to show data from the other table, but without related records, of course that doesn't work. Maybe a simple solutions, hopefully someone can help.
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Where to begin with FM?
by pandathorax- 1 reply
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Hi. Our company has two employees. The 65-year-old owner and me, who has to do everything he can't do: CSS/HTML, Photoshop, audio/video editing, teaching him how to use his iPhone, everything. Something new every day, and most of it I have no previous experience with. Including FM Pro 8.5. The previous "me" built an extensive FM system. It is stable. What is the best way to get started learning FM? I don't expect to do anything too advanced. I just need to do basic things like adding 2013 contracts (by copying 2012 stuff and changing dates, for example). I've achieved some of this by looking through Scriptmaker and getting an idea of what it is doing. I won't nee…
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date stamp for a field when modified?
by ghostwriter11- 7 replies
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How can I create a date field that records the date on which a *specific field* was last modified? (I.e., one that won't change when other fields are modified.)
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Report layout with two sub summary parts
by jsword- 1 reply
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Hello all, I am having trouble with sub summary parts. I have a layout that I would like to have two sub summary parts on, both sorting by a different break field. Right now, my first sub summary part sorts by a field called "Buyer Type." That sub summary works fine. When I insert another sub summary part (which I would like to have printed above the Buyer Type sub summary part) and select to have that sort by a different break field (Property County), the original sub summary part (which was set up to sort by "Buyer Type") switches to sort by Property County. If I go back to either sub summary part and change the break field manually, it automatically changes it …
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Max Number
by Ihikaru- 0 replies
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Hello, Im trying to get a max number from a range of records based on todays date this is what I have tried but its not working. If (Comic Orders::Ship Date ≤ Get(CurrentDate) ; Max ( Comic Orders::Title number )) The records i am entering the data into are from the "Comic Orders" table. I am pulling the "Title Number" from the "Comic Orders" table They are related via the "Series Code" field. This formula pulls the max number from the entire series what I need is the max number up to todays date. We order two months in advanced so we have issues of the series that are not out yet in the "Comic Orders" Table. thank you for any help you can provide.
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