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- From: triantos@netcom.Netcom.COM (Nick B Triantos)
- Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro help
- In-Reply-To: s914370@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU's message of 12 Jan 93 02:59:44 GMT
- Message-ID: <TRIANTOS.93Jan12073502@netcom.Netcom.COM>
- Sender: triantos@netcom.com (Nick B Triantos)
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:35:02 GMT
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- In article <1itc70INNo2d@escargot.xx.rmit.OZ.AU> s914370@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (David Morrison) writes:
-
- >Help needed with FileMaker Pro!
-
- >Using the ScriptMaker (under v2.0) I am trying to pass some information
- >from one file to another. This I use Copy / Paste. However, I need to be
- >able to hold two pieces of information in the clipboard at once. Is this
- >possible ?
-
- Well, what you can do is to concatenate both fields into one text
- calculation and separate them by something obvious, like this:
- MyTextCalc = Field1 & ":::" & Field2 , result is Text.
- You can then search for ":::" with the Position() function and parse your
- two original fields back into two fields with the Let() and Right() functions.
-
- >Am I correct is assuming that FileMaker Pro cannot implement properly a
- >many-to-many relation (as in a true relational data base). I know you can
- >look at info. in another file by using the Lookup feature, but can you
- >transfer information from a particular record to another record (different
- >type - in a different file) to create a new record of this type.
-
- Unfortunately, you are right. FileMaker Pro is still just an extremely
- powerful FLAT FILE database, with hints of relational capability through the
- lookups and external scripts. Again, this is something on my own personal
- wish list of future FileMaker Pro changes...
-
- Nick Triantos Avoid bus errors... Take the train!
-
- Though I work for Claris in Technical Support, the thoughts, words, and
- suggestions expressed here are NOT officially endorsed by Claris in any way
-
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