Hiding buttons

[systemsam]

I have a layout which contains a portal. This portal displays different types of products. Is there a way to display a button based on the product type or other criteria in this portal or on a layout for that matter? Is there such a thing as "dynamic buttons" for FM?

[goostree]

John Mark Osborne has a solution for this on www.databasepros.com. I believe it's called "Visibility."

[Anatoli]

In calc fields you can have anything even container with pictures

[systemsam]

The visability works on a layout but I need this button to appear in different rows of a portal. I cannot put a portal within a portal.

[dj]

You need:

1 global container field gButton

1 calc container field myButton

 Case(conditionForButton=TRUE,gButton) 

1 script attached to myButton

 If(not isEmpty(gButton))
do what you have to do
else
exit script
end if

HTH

 

Dj

 

I've realized that I wrote gButton instead of myButton so the script should be

 

 If(not isEmpty(myButton))
do what you have to do
else
exit script
end if

[systemsam]

Thanks a ton guys!