mrdh Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 New to FilemakerPro I'm trying to build a reporting system. I have a value list along the lines of: (0, 1, 2) The teacher selects either 0, 1 or 2 using the radio button and a statement appears. e.g. Good, Average, Poor. (I linked to a separate database) All worked fine until I was asked to add a Not Applicable option. The value list now reads (N/A, 0, 1, 2) - I've added the statement 'Not Applicable' to my database. However, the problem is that if the teacher selects 'N/A' or '0' the same statement appears - any help would be appreciated. (I also add together the values - I guess the value of N/A is 0). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Head Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 My guess is that the field you put the value into is a number field - right? Well here is some secret information about FileMaker Pro number fields: FileMaker Pro interprets "N" in a number field as 0 (zero or false) and "Y" as 1 (true). This is Boolean logic. The same thing happens if you put "T" (=true = 1) or "F" (=false = 0) into a number field. Interestingly, it also applies with any word you enter into a number field that begins with N, Y, T or F. (it's not really secret - you just have to be aware of it) Simple answer then - change the value field defintion to be a text field and all will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdh Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 Perfect! Thank you. I spent hours on this yesterday and your reply has saved me many more today. Much appreciated - have a good weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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