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RE: YIKES ...

2009-11-04T12:57:32Z

Sorry Beverly ... I was writing in a panic! FM9A on Win2000. It is the strangest thing ... it has been working fine and the only change I made to the page was to change an image in the header yesterday.

What should I check on the server preferences? I am not using XML specifically, but I believe FX.php uses it.

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It appears to be returning the raw XML. Check your server preferences first.
You don't specify what version of FMP you are using.

Beverly

11/4/09 10:52 AM, "VanBuskirk, Patricia" <pvanbuskirk@...> wrote in
whole or in part:

> Our online form suddenly started sending back the following ... instead of
> going to the confirmation php page...
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
> <!DOCTYPE FMPXMLRESULT (View Source for full doctype...)>
> - <FMPXMLRESULT xmlns="http://www.filemaker.com/fmpxmlresult">
> <ERRORCODE>0</ERRORCODE>
> <PRODUCT BUILD="01/12/2008" NAME="FileMaker Web Publishing Engine"
> VERSION="9.0.3.316" />
> <DATABASE DATEFORMAT="MM/dd/yyyy" LAYOUT="Orders_FormView"
> NAME="WEB_Forms.fp7" RECORDS="11156" TIMEFORMAT="HH:mm:ss" />
> - <METADATA>
> <FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Name" TYPE="TEXT" />
> <FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Email" TYPE="TEXT" />
> <FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Room" TYPE="TEXT" />
> <FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Bldg" TYPE="TEXT" />
> <FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Phone" TYPE="TEXT" /
>
> Etc. etc....
>
> Any ideas what's gone wrong?
>
> Trish
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Re: File Name by Calc

2009-11-04T10:32:14Z

Darren,

Thank you very much! You made my day!
I have been reading posts for so long and never tried before posting a
question. I feel I should do this often as there are so many people
on this forum with so much experience.

Thank You!

Francisco Soto
Dominican Republic

2009/11/4, Darren Terry <darren_terry@...>:

>
> On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Francisco Soto wrote:
>
>> I need to export data comma separated and need to assigned a different
>> name to the each output file. Any idea?
>
> Hi Francisco:
>
> I would store the file's path and name in a variable like so:
>
> Set Variable [ $path ; Case ( Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform )) = 1 ;
> "filemac:" ; "filewin:" ) & Get ( DesktopPath ) & "theFileName" &
> ".XXX" ]
> // where ".XXX is the file extension you wish to use
> Export Records [ $Path ]
>
> In the Export Records script step, where you can specify an export
> file, you can type the path to the file there. You can also type
> "$path" for a variable there, and the dialog will accept it. Just
> construct the appropriate path in $path and you're in business.
>
> regards,
> Darren
>
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Re: File Name by Calc

2009-11-04T09:34:14Z

On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Francisco Soto wrote:

> I need to export data comma separated and need to assigned a different
> name to the each output file. Any idea?

Hi Francisco:

I would store the file's path and name in a variable like so:

Set Variable [ $path ; Case ( Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform )) = 1 ;
"filemac:" ; "filewin:" ) & Get ( DesktopPath ) & "theFileName" &
".XXX" ]
// where ".XXX is the file extension you wish to use
Export Records [ $Path ]

In the Export Records script step, where you can specify an export
file, you can type the path to the file there. You can also type
"$path" for a variable there, and the dialog will accept it. Just
construct the appropriate path in $path and you're in business.

regards,
Darren

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Re: File Name by Calc

2009-11-04T08:51:08Z

my version is 10

2009/11/4, Ibrahim Bittar Torres <ibrahim_bittar@...>:

> Hi Francisco
>
> FM Version?
>
> Saludos
>
> Ibrahim Bittar Torres
> Director General
> Eikonsys
> FileMaker 10 Certified Developer
> http://www.eikonsys.com
> FileMaker Business Alliance
>
>
>
>
> On 04/11/2009, at 10:35, Francisco Soto wrote:
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I need to export data comma separated and need to assigned a different
>> name to the each output file. Any idea?
>>
>> Thank You,
>>
>> F.Soto
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Re: File Name by Calc

2009-11-04T08:46:27Z

Hi Francisco

FM Version?

Saludos

Ibrahim Bittar Torres
Director General
Eikonsys
FileMaker 10 Certified Developer
http://www.eikonsys.com
FileMaker Business Alliance

On 04/11/2009, at 10:35, Francisco Soto wrote:

> Hello List,
>
> I need to export data comma separated and need to assigned a different
> name to the each output file. Any idea?
>
> Thank You,
>
> F.Soto
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Re: Import a Text File into 1 Field

2009-11-04T08:43:24Z

On Nov 3, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Ralph Learmont wrote:

> Getting a text file into a field can use the "Import from a folder
> method"... Nominate a folder for the purpose. Within it include
> your single text file, nothing else. From Filemaker, use the
> "Import Records" script step, nominate "Text-files", then map the
> source file into your target field.

worked like a charm - thanks

>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Regards
> Ralph Learmont
>
>
> On 04/11/2009, at 8:03 AM, cool@... wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I would like to be able to import a text file (varied text with
>> returns) into 1 record and place the contents into 1 text field.
>> Right now it creates separate records for each return char.
>>
>> Without altering the text file - how can I get all contents into 1
>> text field in 1 records?
>>
>> I imagine that I can import into a temp file - creating many records
>> then loop through the file and copy each record into the destination
>> on the main file....
>>
>> Anything easier?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> cool@...
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Re: File Name by Calc

2009-11-04T08:41:13Z

In FileMaker 5 we exported the file titled Untitled.xls then renamed
it using an external plugin called Troi File Plugin. It allowed us to
name it with any calculation or field contents we wnated. I am sure
there is something similar in FileMaker 9 or higher.

On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Francisco Soto wrote:

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File Name by Calc

2009-11-04T08:35:49Z

Hello List,

I need to export data comma separated and need to assigned a different
name to the each output file. Any idea?

Thank You,

F.Soto
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Re: YIKES ...

2009-11-04T08:29:35Z

It appears to be returning the raw XML. Check your server preferences first.
You don't specify what version of FMP you are using.

Beverly

11/4/09 10:52 AM, "VanBuskirk, Patricia" <pvanbuskirk@...> wrote in
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2009-11-04T08:06:28Z

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YIKES ...

2009-11-04T07:52:03Z

Our online form suddenly started sending back the following ... instead of going to the confirmation php page...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE FMPXMLRESULT (View Source for full doctype...)>
- <FMPXMLRESULT xmlns="http://www.filemaker.com/fmpxmlresult">
<ERRORCODE>0</ERRORCODE>
<PRODUCT BUILD="01/12/2008" NAME="FileMaker Web Publishing Engine" VERSION="9.0.3.316" />
<DATABASE DATEFORMAT="MM/dd/yyyy" LAYOUT="Orders_FormView" NAME="WEB_Forms.fp7" RECORDS="11156" TIMEFORMAT="HH:mm:ss" />
- <METADATA>
<FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Name" TYPE="TEXT" />
<FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Email" TYPE="TEXT" />
<FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Room" TYPE="TEXT" />
<FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Bldg" TYPE="TEXT" />
<FIELD EMPTYOK="YES" MAXREPEAT="1" NAME="Contact_Phone" TYPE="TEXT" /

Etc. etc....

Any ideas what's gone wrong?

Trish
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Re: Creating a dynamic invoice

2009-11-04T06:25:19Z

Hi Rick,

It sounds like your data model is flawed. You need two tables -
Invoice and Line Items. Each line item would need a category
indicator.

To display the invoice you can do it from either the Invoice or the
Line Items table.

From the Line Items table, bring over the Invoice particulars in the
header and show the line items in a summary report sorted by category
(probably the best).

From the Invoice table, you would show a very long portal from line
items sorted the way you want and formatted to reduce the size of the
part on printing.

HTH

Dave

>Hello List.
>
>I am trying to allow an end user the ability to have an unlimited
>number of line items within an invoice and have it reflow correctly.
>
>So, currently their invoice is broken into 3 sections to allow for
>quoting up to 3 items. Each section has about 1/2 dozen line
>items.
>What they are looking for is the ability to add additional line
>items per section on the fly as needed. So for section 1 they,
>enter their pricing info and then want the ability to click a button
>to create a new blank line item (empty field to type text into) or
>click a button to add a drop down menu. In theory, they want no
>limit on the number of additional line items they can add per a
>section.
>
>How can I add a button to "Add A Line Item" to a section? I suppose
>I can create a related table that makes a new record each time the
>button is clicked. Then the end user can enter their description
>info for that line item and add however many additional items they
>want.
>But on the display/print side, how will this work? How do I design
>the invoice to accommodate the three sections, with each section
>displaying multiple lines of info from a related table? One section
>may have 2 related description records... the next section may have
>50.
>
>So it may look like this:
>
>
>----
>ITEM 1 - Pencils
>Contents:
>12 Lead Free Pencils
>6 Number 2 Pencils
>4 Number 1 Pencils
>
>Cost: $12
>
>----
>ITEM 2 - crayons
>Contents
>Red
>Blue
>Orange
>Green
>Brown
>White
>Indigo
>Purple
>Black
>Lime
>Aqua
>
>
>Cost: $10
>
>----
>ITEM 3 - Paper
>Contents
>100 Sheets Printing Paper
>100 Sheet Resume Paper
>500 Sheets Photographic Paper
>250 Sheets Wrapping Paper
>1 Sheet Newspaper
>
>Cost: $40
>
>
>What's the best way to achieve the above? I know designing with a
>fixed number of line items per section would be a lot easier...
>especially when it comes to flowing to a 2nd page, but I wanted to
>see if others have had similar situations.
>
>Thanks.
> --Rick
>
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Re: Creating a dynamic invoice

2009-11-03T20:20:46Z

Rick,

Use a line-item table and then have a category for each line item.
Sort it by that category into their respective sections and total them
in subsummary parts, either as they go (if FMP 10) or in preview mode
(if FMP < 10).

HTH

j.

On Nov 3, 2009, at 10:07 PM, Rick Dwyer wrote:

> Hello List.
>
> I am trying to allow an end user the ability to have an unlimited
> number of line items within an invoice and have it reflow correctly.
>
> So, currently their invoice is broken into 3 sections to allow for
> quoting up to 3 items. Each section has about 1/2 dozen line
> items. What they are looking for is the ability to add additional
> line items per section on the fly as needed. So for section 1 they,
> enter their pricing info and then want the ability to click a button
> to create a new blank line item (empty field to type text into) or
> click a button to add a drop down menu. In theory, they want no
> limit on the number of additional line items they can add per a
> section.
>
> How can I add a button to "Add A Line Item" to a section? I suppose
> I can create a related table that makes a new record each time the
> button is clicked. Then the end user can enter their description
> info for that line item and add however many additional items they
> want. But on the display/print side, how will this work? How do I
> design the invoice to accommodate the three sections, with each
> section displaying multiple lines of info from a related table? One
> section may have 2 related description records... the next section
> may have 50.
>
> So it may look like this:
>
>
> ----
> ITEM 1 - Pencils
> Contents:
> 12 Lead Free Pencils
> 6 Number 2 Pencils
> 4 Number 1 Pencils
>
> Cost: $12
>
> ----
> ITEM 2 - crayons
> Contents
> Red
> Blue
> Orange
> Green
> Brown
> White
> Indigo
> Purple
> Black
> Lime
> Aqua
>
>
> Cost: $10
>
> ----
> ITEM 3 - Paper
> Contents
> 100 Sheets Printing Paper
> 100 Sheet Resume Paper
> 500 Sheets Photographic Paper
> 250 Sheets Wrapping Paper
> 1 Sheet Newspaper
>
> Cost: $40
>
>
> What's the best way to achieve the above? I know designing with a
> fixed number of line items per section would be a lot easier...
> especially when it comes to flowing to a 2nd page, but I wanted to
> see if others have had similar situations.
>
> Thanks.
> --Rick
>
>
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Re: Import a Text File into 1 Field

2009-11-03T19:28:21Z

Getting a text file into a field can use the "Import from a folder
method"... Nominate a folder for the purpose. Within it include
your single text file, nothing else. From Filemaker, use the "Import
Records" script step, nominate "Text-files", then map the source file
into your target field.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Ralph Learmont

On 04/11/2009, at 8:03 AM, cool@... wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I would like to be able to import a text file (varied text with
> returns) into 1 record and place the contents into 1 text field.
> Right now it creates separate records for each return char.
>
> Without altering the text file - how can I get all contents into 1
> text field in 1 records?
>
> I imagine that I can import into a temp file - creating many records
> then loop through the file and copy each record into the destination
> on the main file....
>
> Anything easier?
>
>
> Thanks,
> cool@...

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Creating a dynamic invoice

2009-11-03T19:07:05Z

Hello List.

I am trying to allow an end user the ability to have an unlimited
number of line items within an invoice and have it reflow correctly.

So, currently their invoice is broken into 3 sections to allow for
quoting up to 3 items. Each section has about 1/2 dozen line items.
What they are looking for is the ability to add additional line items
per section on the fly as needed. So for section 1 they, enter their
pricing info and then want the ability to click a button to create a
new blank line item (empty field to type text into) or click a button
to add a drop down menu. In theory, they want no limit on the number
of additional line items they can add per a section.

How can I add a button to "Add A Line Item" to a section? I suppose I
can create a related table that makes a new record each time the
button is clicked. Then the end user can enter their description info
for that line item and add however many additional items they want.
But on the display/print side, how will this work? How do I design
the invoice to accommodate the three sections, with each section
displaying multiple lines of info from a related table? One section
may have 2 related description records... the next section may have 50.

So it may look like this:

----
ITEM 1 - Pencils
Contents:
12 Lead Free Pencils
6 Number 2 Pencils
4 Number 1 Pencils

Cost: $12

----
ITEM 2 - crayons
Contents
Red
Blue
Orange
Green
Brown
White
Indigo
Purple
Black
Lime
Aqua

Cost: $10

----
ITEM 3 - Paper
Contents
100 Sheets Printing Paper
100 Sheet Resume Paper
500 Sheets Photographic Paper
250 Sheets Wrapping Paper
1 Sheet Newspaper

Cost: $40

What's the best way to achieve the above? I know designing with a
fixed number of line items per section would be a lot easier...
especially when it comes to flowing to a 2nd page, but I wanted to see
if others have had similar situations.

Thanks.
--Rick

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Re: Open Remote problems - Reprise

2009-11-03T16:57:45Z

Hi JImmy,

Yes the IP addresses are grouped for wireless and "not Wireless".
However, the two other wireless machines were able to connect to the
wired server with no problem.

dave

>David may be LANing down on the job,
>
>If you check the IP/LAN grouping for the wireless device compared to
>the wired devices I think you'll find they are different.
>
>BTW, LAN grouping in a group of 4 would be based on the Subnet Mask,
>255.255.252.0, a smaller number gives a wider LAN range.
>it would have a typical router address of 69.118.1.1 and the IP
>range (LAN group) for this would be:
>69.118.1.1 to 68.118.4.255
>
>So if the FMS is in this range of IP but the Wireless device isn't
>then the wireless device cannot see the FMS computer as LOCAL and is
>not discoverable by Bonjour.
>
>_______________
>Regards,
>Jimmy Jones
>FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
>LAN group is my term for this range of IP addresses. There is
>probably a scientific name for it but ???
>
>
>On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, David McQueen wrote:
>
>>I went back down to the client's today. The offending machine would
>>not see the host. I entered the IP address for the host in the
>>favorites section and then it was able to see the host and the file.
>>
>>So the problem is solved but it still does not tell me why only one
>>machine had this problem. Oh well, one problem at a time.
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>This is a small peer to peer network that has been in operation
>>>through various upgrades since 2001.
>>>
>>>I just added a new Mac mini to the mix. This is the newest model,
>>>bottom end, running Snow Leopard with FileMaker Pro 10. This
>>>machine has been turned into the host for the system. It has all
>>>of the system upgrades and FileMaker Pro upgrades applied.
>>>
>>>The previous host was a first generation Intel Mac MIni.
>>>
>>>MIx of machines:
>>>
>>>New Mac Mini
>>>First generation Intel Mac Mini
>>>Two Intel MacBooks
>>>One G4 iBook.
>>>
>>>The system has been running on a mix of FileMaker Pro 8.0 and 8.5.
>>>
>>>The two MInis are hard wired ethernet and the laptops access the
>>>database over wireless.
>>>
>>>The machines can connect to the new Mini using "Open Remote" with
>>>the exception of the G4 iBook. There is one Intel laptop that
>>>could not be tested today. So to be clear, three of four machines
>>>are connected.
>>>
>>>The problem machine is running OS X 10.4.11. The FileMaker
>>>version is 8.0. This has been updated to v3 as one of the
>>>attempts to get the two to talk to each other.
>>>
>>>The problem machine can connect to the net, so it is getting
>>>access to the network.
>>>
>>>Prior to doing the install, I tested FMP 8.0 client to FMp 10 host
>>>here and had no trouble connecting.
>>>
>>>Any thoughts here are appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Dave
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Re: Open Remote problems - Reprise

2009-11-03T16:50:50Z

David may be LANing down on the job,

If you check the IP/LAN grouping for the wireless device compared to
the wired devices I think you'll find they are different.

BTW, LAN grouping in a group of 4 would be based on the Subnet Mask,
255.255.252.0, a smaller number gives a wider LAN range.
it would have a typical router address of 69.118.1.1 and the IP range
(LAN group) for this would be:
69.118.1.1 to 68.118.4.255

So if the FMS is in this range of IP but the Wireless device isn't
then the wireless device cannot see the FMS computer as LOCAL and is
not discoverable by Bonjour.

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LAN group is my term for this range of IP addresses. There is probably
a scientific name for it but ???

On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, David McQueen wrote:

> I went back down to the client's today. The offending machine would
> not see the host. I entered the IP address for the host in the
> favorites section and then it was able to see the host and the file.
>
> So the problem is solved but it still does not tell me why only one
> machine had this problem. Oh well, one problem at a time.
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> This is a small peer to peer network that has been in operation
>> through various upgrades since 2001.
>>
>> I just added a new Mac mini to the mix. This is the newest model,
>> bottom end, running Snow Leopard with FileMaker Pro 10. This
>> machine has been turned into the host for the system. It has all of
>> the system upgrades and FileMaker Pro upgrades applied.
>>
>> The previous host was a first generation Intel Mac MIni.
>>
>> MIx of machines:
>>
>> New Mac Mini
>> First generation Intel Mac Mini
>> Two Intel MacBooks
>> One G4 iBook.
>>
>> The system has been running on a mix of FileMaker Pro 8.0 and 8.5.
>>
>> The two MInis are hard wired ethernet and the laptops access the
>> database over wireless.
>>
>> The machines can connect to the new Mini using "Open Remote" with
>> the exception of the G4 iBook. There is one Intel laptop that could
>> not be tested today. So to be clear, three of four machines are
>> connected.
>>
>> The problem machine is running OS X 10.4.11. The FileMaker version
>> is 8.0. This has been updated to v3 as one of the attempts to get
>> the two to talk to each other.
>>
>> The problem machine can connect to the net, so it is getting access
>> to the network.
>>
>> Prior to doing the install, I tested FMP 8.0 client to FMp 10 host
>> here and had no trouble connecting.
>>
>> Any thoughts here are appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>> --
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>> 705-720-9022
>> 705-728-2289
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Re: Open Remote problems - Reprise

2009-11-03T16:12:52Z

I went back down to the client's today. The offending machine would
not see the host. I entered the IP address for the host in the
favorites section and then it was able to see the host and the file.

So the problem is solved but it still does not tell me why only one
machine had this problem. Oh well, one problem at a time.

>Hi All,
>
>This is a small peer to peer network that has been in operation
>through various upgrades since 2001.
>
>I just added a new Mac mini to the mix. This is the newest model,
>bottom end, running Snow Leopard with FileMaker Pro 10. This
>machine has been turned into the host for the system. It has all of
>the system upgrades and FileMaker Pro upgrades applied.
>
>The previous host was a first generation Intel Mac MIni.
>
>MIx of machines:
>
>New Mac Mini
>First generation Intel Mac Mini
>Two Intel MacBooks
>One G4 iBook.
>
>The system has been running on a mix of FileMaker Pro 8.0 and 8.5.
>
>The two MInis are hard wired ethernet and the laptops access the
>database over wireless.
>
>The machines can connect to the new Mini using "Open Remote" with
>the exception of the G4 iBook. There is one Intel laptop that could
>not be tested today. So to be clear, three of four machines are
>connected.
>
>The problem machine is running OS X 10.4.11. The FileMaker version
>is 8.0. This has been updated to v3 as one of the attempts to get
>the two to talk to each other.
>
>The problem machine can connect to the net, so it is getting access
>to the network.
>
>Prior to doing the install, I tested FMP 8.0 client to FMp 10 host
>here and had no trouble connecting.
>
>Any thoughts here are appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Dave
>--
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>LICHEN Software
>Barrie, ON, Canada
>705-720-9022
>705-728-2289
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Import a Text File into 1 Field

2009-11-02T18:54:42Z

Hi folks,

I would like to be able to import a text file (varied text with
returns) into 1 record and place the contents into 1 text field.
Right now it creates separate records for each return char.

Without altering the text file - how can I get all contents into 1
text field in 1 records?

I imagine that I can import into a temp file - creating many records
then loop through the file and copy each record into the destination
on the main file....

Anything easier?

Thanks,
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Open Remote problems

2009-11-02T15:05:34Z

Hi All,

This is a small peer to peer network that has been in operation
through various upgrades since 2001.

I just added a new Mac mini to the mix. This is the newest model,
bottom end, running Snow Leopard with FileMaker Pro 10. This machine
has been turned into the host for the system. It has all of the
system upgrades and FileMaker Pro upgrades applied.

The previous host was a first generation Intel Mac MIni.

MIx of machines:

New Mac Mini
First generation Intel Mac Mini
Two Intel MacBooks
One G4 iBook.

The system has been running on a mix of FileMaker Pro 8.0 and 8.5.

The two MInis are hard wired ethernet and the laptops access the
database over wireless.

The machines can connect to the new Mini using "Open Remote" with the
exception of the G4 iBook. There is one Intel laptop that could not
be tested today. So to be clear, three of four machines are connected.

The problem machine is running OS X 10.4.11. The FileMaker version
is 8.0. This has been updated to v3 as one of the attempts to get
the two to talk to each other.

The problem machine can connect to the net, so it is getting access
to the network.

Prior to doing the install, I tested FMP 8.0 client to FMp 10 host
here and had no trouble connecting.

Any thoughts here are appreciated.

Thanks

Dave
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Exporting text calculation to a file

2009-11-02T08:39:38Z

Hi Experts,
This is likely a simple problem, but it has been stumping me.

Background:
I have a text calculation that is scripted to create a text file using
"select all", "copy" and then "open" a file on my hard drive, at which
time in the file I "select all", "Paste" and "save". I have realised
that there is an easier more direct method and that is the script
command "export field contents"

Problem:
When I use the copy paste command all the formatting that I have used in
the calculation is maintained (the carriage returns specifically). When
I use the export field contents I get little square boxes instead of
returns.

I need the carriage returns to work for the scripts that I am
calculating to work in another program.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Alec

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Re: [SOLVED] Averages in subsummary reports

2009-11-02T05:36:54Z

The issue was that I needed to use WEIGHTED averages so that the
averages in the sub-summary parts would average correctly. A developer
friend of mine showed me the button (that I had never noticed before)
on the summary field dialog that allows you to specify a field to
"weight" the averages by. That was exactly what I needed.

Thanks to all who read my posts and scratched their heads and tried to
figure out what the heck I was talking about. Thanks to Bart who
kindly emailed me some sample files back-channel and then gave up in
frustration when I was too needy.

I wrote up my problem and solution and put it on our blog (with 8 x 10
color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on
the back of each one) for those who are interested. (http://filemakerlouisville.posterous.com
)

j.

>>> I have a solution that manages accounts and classes.
>>>
>>> There is an enrollment report that lists classes and student counts.
>>> On each body line there is a calculated value that averages students
>>> per class.
>>>
>>> When I try to include an average in the sub-summary parts the
>>> numbers
>>> aren't right. I have tried summary average fields. I have tried
>>> calculated fields that divide the summary total fields. Nothing I've
>>> tried calculates it correctly.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a trick for having averages in sub-summary (and
>>> grand
>>> summary) parts?

Re: use of different keys to trigger scripts

2009-11-01T10:41:15Z

Thank you very much Tom.

> No need for invisible fields for portal/list navigation if you use
> OnLayoutKeystroke rather than OnObjectKeystoke- change the If step to
>
> If (IsEmpty ( Get ( ActiveFieldName ) ) and Abs ( $plusmin ) = 1
>
> then do a Goto Portal Row or Goto Record by calculation step
>
> (or something like that)

I'll give it a go.

> [When you start combining different triggers on the same layout and/
> or object you need to be aware of the order in which they get fired]

I will!

Cheers

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Re: use of different keys to trigger scripts

2009-11-01T06:10:53Z

Colm

No need for invisible fields for portal/list navigation if you use
OnLayoutKeystroke rather than OnObjectKeystoke- change the If step to

If (IsEmpty ( Get ( ActiveFieldName ) ) and Abs ( $plusmin ) = 1

then do a Goto Portal Row or Goto Record by calculation step

(or something like that)

[When you start combining different triggers on the same layout and/or
object you need to be aware of the order in which they get fired]

cheers

Tom

On 31 Oct 2009, at 19:28, Colm Osiris wrote:

> Thanks to Mark, Trish and Lorne.
>
> That's brilliant. I somehow hadn't come across 'Get
> ( TriggerKeystroke )'.
>
>> Set Variable ( $plusmin ; Value: 30 - Code ( Get
>> ( TriggerKeystroke ) ) // code for up-arrow is 29, down-arrow is 31
>> If Abs ( $plusmin = 1 )
>
> // it took a while to realise that the bracket on the last line
> should be before the equals :-) Before that, the up arrow would
> work, but not the down arrow.
>
>> Set Field ( Get ( ActiveFieldContents ) + $plusmin
>> End If
>
> That's exactly what I needed, and potentially more, as well. In a
> list of records, or a portal, I can use these keys to go up and down
> the list, too. I think. Probably involving an invisible field or
> something.
>
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Re: use of different keys to trigger scripts

2009-10-31T12:28:43Z

Thanks to Mark, Trish and Lorne.

That's brilliant. I somehow hadn't come across 'Get
( TriggerKeystroke )'.

> Set Variable ( $plusmin ; Value: 30 - Code ( Get
> ( TriggerKeystroke ) ) // code for up-arrow is 29, down-arrow is 31
> If Abs ( $plusmin = 1 )

// it took a while to realise that the bracket on the last line should
be before the equals :-) Before that, the up arrow would work, but not
the down arrow.

> Set Field ( Get ( ActiveFieldContents ) + $plusmin
> End If

That's exactly what I needed, and potentially more, as well. In a list
of records, or a portal, I can use these keys to go up and down the
list, too. I think. Probably involving an invisible field or something.

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Re: Cross Platform Scripting

2009-10-31T09:47:00Z

On Oct 31, 2009, at 1:47 AM, Bruce Robertson wrote:

>
> On Oct 30, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:
>
>> On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:36 AM, Eric Wright wrote:
>>
>>> Re global start up variable am I correct in thinking these
>>> variables aren't truly global in that they don't persist across
>>> files or has that changed ?
>>> In which case is a utility table in the main menu file with global
>>> fields and a Cartesian relationship out of favour these days ?
>>
>>
>> You're right: global variables are a great reason why you might
>> want to keep your solution to one file. That said, a single-record
>> table is another good place to store preferences, as are global
>> fields which, BTW, don't require ANY relationship to access.
>>
> And they holds true across files as well. You don't need a
> relationship to see global fields from another file.
> You do need a table occurrence, though.

One more caveat about global fields, that you probably already know,
is that they are session specific. You can set them in an unhosted
file and then they default to those values when you host them. You can
change them at will during the session, but they will default back to
the original value upon the next log-in. What many do is to set the
globals at startup from a single-record preferences table.

This also leads to a way to have a unique preferences record for each
user, that saves their globals upon shutdown and sets their parameters
into global fields upon log-in.

j.

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Re: Cross Platform Scripting

2009-10-30T22:47:21Z

On Oct 30, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:

> On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:36 AM, Eric Wright wrote:
>
>> Re global start up variable am I correct in thinking these
>> variables aren't truly global in that they don't persist across
>> files or has that changed ?
>> In which case is a utility table in the main menu file with global
>> fields and a Cartesian relationship out of favour these days ?
>
>
> You're right: global variables are a great reason why you might want
> to keep your solution to one file. That said, a single-record table
> is another good place to store preferences, as are global fields
> which, BTW, don't require ANY relationship to access.
>
> j.
>
> --
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And they holds true across files as well. You don't need a
relationship to see global fields from another file.
You do need a table occurrence, though.

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Re: Cross Platform Scripting

2009-10-30T22:04:31Z

Hey Malcolm

You're quite correct. My apologies.

Ironically being someone who enjoys the precision of programming (if
that's not too grandiose for a filemaker person) I am a shocker at
rounding experience up or down to the nearest communicable chunk, like
"the fish was this |__________| big" or "nobody loves me ". Both of
which are true to feelings and complete rubbish at the same time.
(Well not the fish :)

To be precise my zero was reflecting that the post at Technet, last I
checked, hadn't garnered abstractions of the type Darren and Daniel
kindly proffered.

Anyhow I genuinely apologise and shall endeavour to be precise in
future.

Kind Regards
Eric

On 28/10/2009, at 7:03 AM, fmpexperts-request@...
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> From: Malcolm Fitzgerald <malcolm@...>
> Date: 28 October 2009 6:52:22 AM
> To: fmpexperts@...
> Subject: Re: Cross Platform Scripting
> Reply-To: fmpexperts@...
>
>
>
> On 27/10/2009, at 8:52 PM, Eric Wright wrote:
>
>> Hi experts
>>
>> Posted this to Technet as Cross Platfomr Abstraction but got zero
>> responses.
>
> That is bullshit!
>
> I responded and I have your reply.
>
> malcolm
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Re: Cross Platform Scripting

2009-10-30T21:49:49Z

On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:36 AM, Eric Wright wrote:

> Re global start up variable am I correct in thinking these variables
> aren't truly global in that they don't persist across files or has
> that changed ?
> In which case is a utility table in the main menu file with global
> fields and a Cartesian relationship out of favour these days ?

You're right: global variables are a great reason why you might want
to keep your solution to one file. That said, a single-record table is
another good place to store preferences, as are global fields which,
BTW, don't require ANY relationship to access.

j.

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Re: Cross Platform Scripting

2009-10-30T21:48:27Z

whoops. Forgot the appropriate Subject. Too busy thinking.

Hi Darren,

Daniel Farnan wrote about printing. I hadn't given it a thought.

Though I didn't mention it there I've been moving more and more to
save to pdf then encouraging users to print from that.
We have any thing up six printers as end points at our office and my
print scripts are going to need a good going over.

Thank you for the variable definition.
I would have gone off branching the script then defining two
variables. duh.

I'd be interested in your thoughts on Utility tables in a multi file
solution. I recall a long thread once on FM Techtalk on variables and
globals which possibly you were a contributor to.

Kind Regards
Eric

PS Is there a convention here on to versus bottom posting ?

On 28/10/2009, at 7:03 AM, fmpexperts-request@...
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> On Oct 27, 2009, at 2:52 AM, Eric Wright wrote:
>
>> Any suggestions for the quickest and most efficient way to abstract
>> Get System Platform to handle the differences where needed.
>
> Hi Eric:
>
> I don't know about utility scripts that you can lift out, because
> most of the platform-sensitive script steps are extremely context
> dependent. For instance, Import Records and Export Records (both of
> which take a platform-sensitive path to the target file).
>
> The biggest areas where I've seen cross-platform sensitivity in FM
> are:
>
> Import Records
> Export Records
> Export Field Contents
> Open File
> (all of which take a platform-specific path that I usually
> construct in a variable)
>
> Print Setup
> Print
> (both of which actually store both the Mac and Windows printer
> settings, but can be difficult to fix/modify without platform-
> specific versions of each, in my experience)
>
> Then there are the platform-specific script steps, like Perform
> Applescript.
>
> For constructing a path, I generally do this:
>
> Set Variable [ $path ;
> Case ( Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform )) = 1 ; "filemac:" ;
> "filewin:" ) & Get ( DesktopPath ) & "thefilename.pdf" ]
>
> or whatever. The point is using Abs on Get ( SystemPlatform ) to
> check for 1 (Mac).
>
> HTH
>
>
>
> regards,
> Darren
>
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Re: FMPexperts Digest, Vol 20, Issue 45

2009-10-30T21:46:43Z

Hi Darren,

Daniel Farnan wrote about printing. I hadn't given it a thought.

Though I didn't mention it there I've been moving more and more to
save to pdf then encouraging users to print from that.
We have any thing up six printers as end points at our office and my
print scripts are going to need a good going over.

Thank you for the variable definition.
I would have gone off branching the script then defining two
variables. duh.

I'd be interested in your thoughts on Utility tables in a multi file
solution. I recall a long thread once on FM Techtalk on variables and
globals which possibly you were a contributor to.

Kind Regards
Eric

PS Is there a convention here on to versus bottom posting ?

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Re: Cross Platform Scripting

2009-10-30T21:36:14Z

Hi Daniel

Thank you for the thoroughness.
Here was I thinking no sweat, couple of globals and a utility script
and away we go.
I'd completely forgotten printing !

No substitute for testing, testing, testing.

Re global start up variable am I correct in thinking these variables
aren't truly global in that they don't persist across files or has
that changed ?
In which case is a utility table in the main menu file with global
fields and a Cartesian relationship out of favour these days ?

Kind Regards
Eric

On 27/10/2009, at 10:31 PM, fmpexperts-request@...
wrote:

> Not sure how much help this will be, but these are the things I
> noticed the last time I took a system to Windows from a Mac:
>
> 1. Printing. OMG. There is a world of hurt here, and
> Get(SystemPlatform) just won't cut it. I found the most success by
> using FM under Windows to create a second copy of each printing layout
> (NOT duplicating, RECREATING FROM SCRATCH) with the default printer in
> FM set to the printer and tray combination that would be required by
> the layout. On occasion, this meant quitting FM, clearing the registry
> key relating to printing, setting the default Windows printer to the
> new printer and tray combination, and then relaunching FM to create
> the new layout. AFTER you have done all this you can use
> Get(SystemPlatform) to vary your printing scripts.
>
> 2. More printing. In v9 you can store more than one print setup per
> script, so it is possible to change all of your current printing
> scripts to just branch based on the Get(SystemPlatform) value. In my
> opinion, you are better off using this opportunity to abstract the
> printing process so that you call one of a small number of scripts
> that do the actual printing from all of your existing print scripts.
> That is, your existing print scripts call one script that decides,
> based on the target layout and the Get(SystemPlatform) value, which
> script to call that executes the Print Setup and Print steps. It is
> also useful to have these scripts open a new window on the target
> layout just for the purposes of printing, and close it when finished
> so that the user (hopefully) never notices that another window was
> created.
>
> 3. More printing - if all else fails, allow the user to control the
> print process if they are on Windows. I found the Mac side of things
> continued to work like a charm, and while the Windows users complained
> they recognised that it was better to have the job go to the right
> printer than to save a few seconds and have it go to the printer they
> _last_ printed to.
>
> 4. Exporting - should be mostly OK; the best setup is to set a
> variable to the path of the export file using the "file:" prefix to
> specify a path. You can use "filemac:" or "filewin:" if you have to
> define an explicit path, but you can calculate that fiarly easily. You
> might even want to set that value into a global variable on system
> startup, so that you can use the value in all of your export scripts
> without having to declare it every time, and/or you can create a
> custom function to return the appropriate value. Other than that, all
> you need to remember is to give the file a suffix (eg ".txt") so that
> it will be properly recognised under Windows.
>
>
>
> Plan this process carefully, make heavy use of the DDR to identify
> your printing and export scripts, and test as much as possible.
>
>
> --
> Daniel Farnan

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Re: use of different keys to trigger scripts

2009-10-30T09:35:50Z

Colm, here's my script, which was optimized by the FMP-Experts:

Set Variable ( $plusmin ; Value: 30 - Code ( Get
( TriggerKeystroke ) ) // code for up-arrow is 29, down-arrow is 31
If Abs ( $plusmin = 1 )
Set Field ( Get ( ActiveFieldContents ) + $plusmin
End If

On Oct 30, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Colm Osiris wrote:

> I'm currently implementing an iCal - FMP solution, using
> FMiCalConnector. What I'm trying to do is mimic the iCal interface
> as much as possible in FileMaker.

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keep the clubs and the fresh air. [Jack Benny]
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Re: FMPro crashing with Snow Leopard; Part 2

2009-10-30T09:15:02Z

ZippScript was causing my problems with FM and Snow Leopard as well.

I haven't had any issues with FMTouch.

Scott R. Davis

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On Oct 29, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Ibrahim Bittar Torres wrote:

> In my case I guess the culprit is zippScript and may be FMTouch_Sync.
>
> Let's see how it goes tomorrow. Thanks for the help!.
>
> Saludos
>
> Ibrahim Bittar Torres
> Director General
> Eikonsys
> FileMaker 10 Certified Developer
> http://www.eikonsys.com
> FileMaker Business Alliance
>
>
>
>
> On 29/10/2009, at 13:58, Lorne & Joan Walton wrote:
>
>> Progress! In the 2 days since uninstalling my unused plug-ins,
>> FileMaker has not "unexpectedly quit" even once. I have not re-
>> installed FileMaker.
>>
>> FYI, the ones that I uninstalled are:
>>
>> FMTouch_sync
>> mail.it
>> myFMButler DoSQL
>> Reactor
>> ZippScript
>>
>> The ones that I kept are AutoUpdate and Troi Dialog.
>>
>> Thanks to all of you, and especially Jason DeLooze.
>>
>> --
>> In heaven all the interesting people are missing [Friedrich
>> Nietzsche]
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RE: use of different keys to trigger scripts

2009-10-30T09:06:00Z

We do it in FM9 using the ZippScript plugin.

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Subject: Re: use of different keys to trigger scripts

On Oct 30, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Colm Osiris wrote:

> Is it possible to use these keys to trigger a script in FileMaker?

Yes, but only in FileMaker 10, using script triggers.

Mark Rubenstein
mark@...
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