With the cursor blinking at me in the correct row, on implementing duplicate record from the menu to test the action, all records disappear from view in the portal and all other. You can simply turn on sorting for the portal i usually capture the date it was created and then sort it ascending but when you create the row using the create related records option, it seems always to be at the bottom. The filemaker pro executesql function supports only the select statement. By daniel wood, 15 december 2010 filemaker provides us with the ability to create related records directly from a portal. In this example, using one of filemakers builtin templates for projects, i imagined a scenario where a project had a standard set of steps that needed to be generated whenever a new project was begun. However, i cant figure out how to do this within a script. In this tutorial, i show how to do this using a selfrelationship combined with a portal filter using the getnthrecord field name. What script or function used to move active portel row up and down position by keyboard. Just add a simple button on the portal row to select the id and you can place the id from. Iso filemaker magzine online video tutorials for learning filemaker pro. The software allows us to easily email estimates to our customers in pdf format. All you need to do is choose a portal row number from the value list and click the button next. The information will be used when i print your envelope use the address of the portal row that has the x.
Tip you can drag objects, such as a related field, onto the first row of an existing portal to add it to the portal. Filemaker tutorial videos library iso filemaker magazine. So im having a little issue retrieving the value of a related field of a related row in a portal. Go to portal row select, portal number which is the name of the field. How do i determine the portal row number when dragging a document into a container field in filemaker.
Navigate filemaker portal rows via buttons thepracticalba. Calculates the total number of visible portal rows not the number of records shown in these rows. Is there a way to eliminate blank rows from a portal in a filemaker report. Select entire contents selects the entire portal row. Then i want to select an account so that all records from the account will show in another portal. The navigation part of the script which takes me to the selected row works fine. Going to a portal row by the contents of a field can be scripted.
Go to related record from a portal closed ask question asked 10 years. The grouping of the fields in the portal row to make a button portal technique is also very simple. Once this is done, simply place a portal using your new reversesorted relationship on the page and ensure that the fields within the portal also use this same relationship. From dwayne wright pmp certified filemaker developer web. One other thing to look at is to make sure that the portal button is totally inside the portal rowif it touches the edge or overlaps, the button will not work properly. Feel free to follow along in todays demo file, portal sorting.
I have a portal displaying data with a delete button for each row. I have marked the address row in the portal with a flag field. Ive got a long walklist of addresses and a related file with all the voters registered at that address. After you use a delete portal row script step in filemaker webdirect, click anywhere on the layout or use a commit recordsrequests script step to commit the deletion. Selecting the correct filemaker portal in a script. Nightwing enterprises doubleclick portal row selection. Find answers to duplicating a portal rowrecord in filemaker from the expert community at experts exchange. In some cases, ive made a single record top portal to show only this potential record, and whether its targeted by a new button, or the user is just allowed to type to create, its less annoying that scrolling to the bottom, which users hate. What am i trying to accomplish is have the location select layout filter records in the item layout.
Portal sorting, part 2 filemakerhacks filemaker tips. When it comes to supporting unique rows within multiple portals on the same layout, you need to find a way to track each portal independently and know which record is selected within each portal. Oct 26, 2009 i have a portal displaying data with a delete button for each row. Learn how to adaptively delete a row in any filemaker 16 portal using a single script. Here is a quick and easily modifiable script to populate a filemaker portal from a value list. When run from a button in a portal row the script knows which record to go to if you choose the portal relationship in the script options. Dec 15, 2010 making creation of records in a portal more user friendly.
Select one portal row field data solutions experts exchange. Summary report in a filtered portal filemakerhacks. Having selected the portal row i cannot understand why this should happen. Duplicating a portal rowrecord in filemaker solutions. Highlighting portal rows features such as highlighting selected portal rows provide an instant indication of what is selected or where the user is. Filemaker odbc and jdbc client drivers support all of the sql statements described in this chapter.
It can be used for more flexible printed output or showing information from multiple tables within one single portal or. Nov 10, 2015 originally, this example used the go to portal row by field. Hello there, wouldnt it be just great to add new records in the top of a portal, instead of scrolling 188 records down and then finally finding the white line. Jul 24, 2010 sometimes filemakers builtin indicator for what row you are on in a list can be a little lacking. While the basic premise of comparing one container field against another makes sense, its quite a bit harder to put this into practice within the same portal. During conversion to filemaker 9, this was automatically updated to go to row by calculation. I need a buttonscript that will copy a value from a field in portal row x, by clicking on a button in the same row. Different styles of filemaker portal row buttons thepracticalba.
Join cris ippolite for an indepth discussion in this video applying active state formatting to portal rows and list views, part of filemaker new features. Filemaker portal show distinct value tutorial in filemaker, showing distinct values in a portal can be accomplished in various ways. This is a great and easy way to generate records without the need to script the process, and for that reason it is a popular technique among both new users and. Specifically, what i want is to give the user the ability to click a checkbox which is in a given portal row, and have that single portal row be highlighted. This file will show developers how to allow end users to select portal rows in a single or multi user environment and display that selection. One of the less obvious, but exciting new features in filemaker is the two new clauses available in filemakers sql syntax. From the object type dropdown list the first dropdown list in the appearance tab, choose portal. Its less obvious, because you need to read the new filemaker sql reference guide to see theyve been added. How do you get the count of the related records in a filtered portal. Iso filemaker magazine filemaker pro video tutorials.
Filemaker odbc and jdbc client drivers support all of the sql statements described in this reference. Could someone explain the basic structure for this script please. Populating a portal from a value list homebase software. I have been able to get every row first, last next, prev and calculation but cannot figure how to identify or calculate current portal row so i can use an edit button and script to open a more detailed layout in new window of that row s record. In filemaker, you now have the ability to not onlyapply. Portal filtering is facilitated by a single recursive custom function, and the portal selection technique uses a single script with a calculation to provide the corresponding row highlighting. I know you can create a new record in a portal actually in the related file by clicking on the next blank row and entering the corresponding data. Plus, get robust analysis capabilities, powerful debugging tools and much. There is also an option for that script step to open in a new window if you need to. Filemaker sql fetch column2 from records with distinct column1. So you will want to use the go to field or the go to object script step first, to go to one of the fieldsobjects in the portal.
You know which record youre interested in, and you have the id of the record stashed in a global field, but. Newer post page up page down filemaker portal rows. Fortunately, through the power of named layout objects, some conditional formatting and a special utility script. Iso filemaker magazine is an instructional media company not affiliated with or endorsed by claris international inc. Filemaker pro advanced includes all of the features of filemaker pro plus a suite of advanced development and customization tools. So in many cases, you will want to count the auto enter primary key field. In combination with a calculation field, it can be used to highlight the row of a list. They do in mysql etc, so i was frustrated when i couldnt get that to work in filemaker s sql as its really needed in some cases. Get field contents from clicked portal row filemaker pro. About this reference 1 for information on using odbc and jdbc with previous versions of filemaker pro, see the product documentation center. Dragging a document into a container field doesnt change focus. Rightclick on the portal row and click button setup. I am trying to create a button that will add a new portal row on the current layout.
You see that ive selected the portal row that has plastic aluminum petal onit. Doubleclick the portal to display the portal setup dialog box. Because of this, i currently have a jumbled mess of different methods of highlighting portal rows. Use the client drivers to access a filemaker database solution from an odbc or jdbccompliant application. Is there a clear example of how to select a particular. You simply select all the fields in the portal row while in layout mode.
Originally, this example used the go to portal row by field. Ive been trying to edit a script on soliant consultings filemaker go toolkit but cant get it to work correctly. This will activate the correct portal for you to follow up using the go to portal row script step. Ive taken to calling the empty row the potential record to help explain it to users.
Further it allows selection of multiple portal rows simulating general os functionality. But usually you wont want it displayed on every portal row usually i just want it once, at the top of the portal. You can then limit the related result options if you like. Fields 14 are different from portal 1 but are the same for each row. Features such as highlighting selected portal rows provide an instant indication of what is selected or where the user is. Obtain current potal row filemaker to expand in new window. I guess the problem is that clicking the button in a specific row of a portal does not first select that specific portal row related record for the copyset field whatever command. Select the layout that you would like to display the related record on. You cannot stack portals in filemaker, as youve discovered. This new demo employs a similar technique, except instead of using the getrecordid, instead, the script gets the actual id from a. Revealing the current state of your interface is of great benefit to users of your solutions. Select portal row to specific record in another layout.
Mar, 20 ive had some small pre filemaker experience with sql and had it in my head that subqueries work in the from clause. With the arrow pointer, click the border of the portal, or any other area within the portal that doesnt contain a field or object. You can then define this object as a button to run a script. They do in mysql etc, so i was frustrated when i couldnt get that to work in filemakers sql as its really needed in some cases. My goal today is to strike a balance between cleverness and clarity, and also to take advantage of some of the features introduced in recent versions of filemaker hence the version 10 or later category for this article. For example, a portal contains 20 records, but displays only 3. To insure that it is alway at the top, you have to do a little juggling. Creating portals to display related records filemaker. Go to last row, go to next row, for example, doesnt work. Ive touched on the possibility of using a portal to produce or assist in the production of an onscreen summary report a couple times in the. Conditional formatting is a great feature of the new filemaker. The virtual list technique, as its come to be known, has been possible since the introduction of global variables with filemaker 8. Filemaker portal show distinct value tutorial the scarpetta. Filemaker places a blank row as the last row for creation of records.
If select entire contents isnt selected, only one related field in the portal is active. Getnthrecord related field of a related row in a portal from the expert community at experts exchange. The location select layout has only one field, a drop down list of all locations. Making creation of records in a portal more user friendly. Aug 24, 2011 the problem with this is that, in order to show the number of records in the portal, it has to be shown in the portal, and therefore on every portal row. How to go to a specific portal row a filemaker miscellany. With the addition of the current found set portal, filemaker has added. It can be used for more flexible printed output or showing information from multiple tables within one single portal or iso filemaker magzine online video tutorials for learning filemaker pro. In filemaker, showing distinct values in a portal can be accomplished in various ways. In this implementation, the technique system is operable in filemaker 7 or filemaker 8 on both windows and mac os. The problem with this is that, in order to show the number of records in the portal, it has to be shown in the portal, and therefore on every portal row. Filemaker sql fetch column2 from records with distinct. Mar 04, 2014 this makes sure the selected portal row i use a background field with conditional formatting on a set global vs. In a portal, you need to be able to highlight a given record, and ensure that the portal row is visible.
Find answers to obtain current potal row filemaker to expand in new window from the expert community at experts exchange. Only the one extra row has this, the rest are blank as they should be. Sep 08, 2010 the grouping of the fields in the portal row to make a button portal technique is also very simple. May 12, 2008 i need a buttonscript that will copy a value from a field in portal row x, by clicking on a button in the same row. I want a script that takes me to a portal row and then duplicates the portal row. Have you ever wished there were an easy way to summarize the contents of one portal in another portal. Ive had some small prefilemaker experience with sql and had it in my head that subqueries work in the from clause. The portal will display one row for each find request made, just like it.
Uses a local variable to save records as excel or pdf files in the documents folder. Example 1 asks if the user wants to delete the portal row if a product is discontinued. The problem is that the row directly after the last row of data shows the delete button, even tho it has no data in the portal row. I am using the go to related record script step via the portal row being setup as a button. When it comes to supporting unique rows within multiple portals on the same layout, you need to find a way to track each portal independently and know which. Fortunately, there is a solution to draw the users focus to the row they are one.
Then i want to select an account so that all records from. Get features to design and develop solutions faster and easier. I am going to populate a global with the ids from the records so that the accounts show in a portal. Click or tap one of the article tags to filter down to a smaller selection. About half only have one resident, the other half has from 2 to 8 residents. Normally, the leave is during one pay period, but if it goes over a number of paydays i have a button in the portal row that duplicates the last row and adds 14 days a pay period to the payday of the duplicated record. To make a portal active, you simple need to go to a field or a named object within it. Nightwing enterprises doubleclick portal row selection for. How to show the number of portal rows a filemaker miscellany. Exit after last tells filemaker pro to exit the script when it reaches the last portal row. I use a portal in the first table to enter the leave details leave dates, paydays, hours, etc. How do i tell filemaker to use the state field from the row marked with an x for the state field in the work history. Navigate filemaker portal rows via crafted buttons.
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