Personally, i dont like invisible buttons on a layout. So im having a little issue retrieving the value of a related field of a related row in a portal. In a portal, you need to be able to highlight a given record, and ensure that the portal row is visible. An alternative method for deleting portal rows is to use delete portal row script step. By calculation moves to the row number that is the result of the calculation you create. However, if an entry in a portal row is one line but the row can handle two lines, the portal does not slide through the unused space. The vatsales tax rate for electronic software downloads and other filemaker. You can also use the row number field to relocate the last portal row visited, using a scripted button. So how can we get the record creation row to appear at the top of the portal. How do you get the count of the related records in a filtered portal. Exit after last tells filemaker pro to exit the script when it reaches the last portal row. How to show the number of portal rows a filemaker miscellany. The value in the summary will change according to where the field is displayed, and in a portal, it will show the number of related recs shown in that portal. Calculates the total number of visible portal rows not the number of records shown in these rows.
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. The question on one or more of the filemaker forums was asked and answered. This allows you to cover the entire portal row but might have some implications if you use the new auto resize feature in filemaker 9. Sometimes filemaker s builtin indicator for what row you are on in a list can be a little lacking. There must be a relationsip between the line items table and its self based on the primary table key.
How to go to a specific portal row a filemaker miscellany. Adding fields and other objects to a filemaker portal. Find value just in 2nd row of portal filemaker community. How do i determine the portal row number when dragging a document into a container field in filemaker.
For example, a portal contains 20 records, but displays only 3. One other thing to look at is to make sure that the portal button is totally inside the portal row if it touches the edge or overlaps, the button will not work properly. Duplicating a portal rowrecord in filemaker solutions. In combination with a calculation field, it can be used to highlight the row of a list. The answer is to use one of the aggregate family of functions called count. This calculation will display which portal row a record is based on a pirmary table and line items table. As is often the case in filemaker pro, there is more than one way to do it. If a field on a layout is defined as getactiveportalrownumber, the window must be refreshed before the field will display the current portal row number. Conditional formatting is a great feature of the new filemaker. If a user navigates to a portal without selecting a specific portal row and without making an object active within a specific portal row, get activeportalrownumber returns row 0 rather than row 1. A portal in filemaker pro advanced is a layout object in one table where you place one or more related fields to display in rows the data from one or more related records. Im displaying only the first row of that fm portal which is the one that i want to export.
Shows the the first portal row number in the data viewer as it should. Making creation of records in a portal more user friendly. You can create a field recordnumber, unstored calc, getrecordnumber. Related records from another table can be displayed using a filemaker pro layout object called a portal. 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. If it is in a portal, it will show portal row number. Besides the object name for the portal, at least one object in the portal has to have an object name, too. Get privilegesetname this function will return the name of the privilege set assigned to the user who opened the database. A portal displays the data from related records in rows with one row in a portal representing one related record in the related table. As we saw above, when we configure portals to display records from the current table, we dont get the options to sort or filter the portal records. Features such as highlighting selected portal rows provide an instant indication of what is selected or where the user is. Maybe your first attempt could involve some global fields for entering data above the portal, which could then trigger a script to create a related record, set the data, and clear the global. Originally, this example used the go to portal row by field.
Select portal row to specific record in another layout. By calculation moves to the row number that is the result of the calculation you create, or to the row number specified in a dialog. 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. In this article we are going to explain how to implement portal filtering in filemaker portal using sql techniques, because it is easy. Exit after last exits the script when it reaches the last portal row if next or previous is selected. You know which record youre interested in, and you have the id of the record stashed in a global field, but. The guide using a remote desktop connection with filemaker pro includes a note that the instructions in the guide require a volume license. Examples returns 5 when the fifth row of a portal has the focus, or when the focus is in a field in the fifth portal row. During conversion to filemaker 9, this was automatically updated to go to row by calculation. Once again, make sure that any object you put into the first portal row fits within the row, otherwise it.
Dragging a document into a container field doesnt change focus, so get. In addition, allow deletion of portal records is required, allow vertical scrolling is required, and the initial row number is locked at 1. The navigation part of the script which takes me to the selected row works fine. I have set up a selfjoin relationship by district, and set up a portal to show all records for a district, and i have used insert record number symbol to show the row numbers within the district. This is a very basic filemaker technique but is a very popular how do i. The portal will display one row for each find request made, just like it would if you were creating new records in a table. About half only have one resident, the other half has from 2 to 8 residents. A portal can be configured to display one or more fields from the related table. If there are multiple windows open in the current database file, each window can have its own portal row number value, but results are returned for only the foreground window. You can define a button go to these portal rows directly via the button choices. Place the related summary field, count of, in the single row filtered portal.
The entire question is how do i get a count of all the rows in a portal. By calculation moves to the row number that is the result of the calculation you create, or to the row number. A common design practice in filemaker apps is one of masterdetail where a list is displayed and clicking on one of the items in the list provides additional details on. Portal row number worldwide filemaker community forums. Find a record number from its position in a portal row. I want a script that takes me to a portal row and then duplicates the portal row. One of the most notable and useful is apples quicktime 7 player. I have a field in filemaker that is populated by a checklist. Fortunately, there is a solution to draw the users focus to the row they are one. I tried get portalrownumber but that returns only curr. Record number row number of attach the script to a button or field in the portal or an invisible rectangle or grouping of fields that take up the entire portal row. By daniel wood, 15 december 2010 filemaker provides us with the ability to create related records directly from a portal. Get field contents from clicked portal row filemaker pro.
Also returns 1 for a portal when a portal row is selected. Count field in a relationship so the basic steps are. How to copy data to one field from multiple portal records. If you set a portal to slide up, it allows you to slide through unused portal rows. Also disappearing is support for a number of popular codecs or file formats. How do you count the number of items in a list in filemaker. Returns the number of the current record in the current found set. This will add the following in the edit calculation dialog box. The vatsales tax rate for electronic software downloads and other. If there are multiple windows open in the current file, each window can have its own portal row number value, but results are returned for only the foreground window. Is there a way i can search for values just in 1 row of the portal.
The vatsales tax rate for electronic software downloads and other filemaker products classified as services under local law will be at the rate applicable to the country where the customer belongs. By calculation moves to the row number that is the result of the calculation you. Put portal row number into a field filemaker pro 12. I want it to display the portal row number when there is data in the row like 1 data1 2 data2 and if the rest of the rows are empty it would not show. In testing this function i notice that it works great in filemaker pro 12, but is not working in filemaker go 12. If the portal object name is unknown, nothing is returned. This makes it much easier to read the requests made, especially if there are a number of finds that need to be executed at once. Using the getlayoutobjectattribute function filemaker. Get portalrownumber this function will return the number of the portal row containing the focus. I have a layout that lists products from another table for each order. Revealing the current state of your interface is of great benefit to users of your solutions. For example, a common technique to delete a portal row of information is to put a small trash icon in the portal row. However, when i export the data, what i see in excel is that first row and after that one i see lots of blank rows the same number of rows that the filemaker portal has.
Other developers that i totally respect and admire love invisible buttons on layouts. Fall 2019, a number of important applications will stop working. Objects that can have the focus are fields, portals, tab panels, and groups. 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. Ive got a long walklist of addresses and a related file with all the voters registered at that address. Filemaker portal filtering and sorting filemakerhacks recently posted on filemaker portal filtering and sorting using sql queries, something a lot filemaker developer avoid due to the complexity of using sql queries inside the filemaker framework. Is there a way to eliminate blank rows from a portal in a filemaker report. It will give you a count of the number of a times a related field has data within it. How can i get a count of how many items were selected in the checklist for that field. This will display correctly no matter where the record is. Due to a bug in filemaker pro 16, the current record is deleted instead. When i select a record i am am getting a found set of all of the customer records instead of the one. Returns a number representing the record that has focus in the current found set. This button is linked to the delete portal row script step or goes to the related file, deletes the record and returns.
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