Comments on: The Secret Life of Find Mode: Requests http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/ smart business solutions Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:23:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Geoff Coffey http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-1325 Geoff Coffey Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:41:40 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-1325 Daniel: Alas, there really is no direct way. FileMaker's consumer-oriented database, Bento, has this feature built in, and it would be a great addition to FileMaker. In the meantime, the method I use is this: 1: Create a new global field 2: Create a script that goes to find mode, and then copies the value from the global into each field I want to search, with one request per field 3: Put the global field somewhere on the layout with a button, or set it with a custom dialog, or whatever works for you It is tedious to set up, but you only have to set it up once. Hope it helps, and be sure to <a href="http://www.filemaker.com/company/feature_request.html" rel="nofollow">send your suggestion to filemaker</a>. Geoff Daniel:

Alas, there really is no direct way. FileMaker’s consumer-oriented database, Bento, has this feature built in, and it would be a great addition to FileMaker.

In the meantime, the method I use is this:

1: Create a new global field
2: Create a script that goes to find mode, and then copies the value from the global into each field I want to search, with one request per field
3: Put the global field somewhere on the layout with a button, or set it with a custom dialog, or whatever works for you

It is tedious to set up, but you only have to set it up once.

Hope it helps, and be sure to send your suggestion to filemaker.

Geoff

]]> By: Daniel http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-1321 Daniel Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:30:20 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-1321 Ah, this is a nice tutorial. However, it doesn't answer one question that I assume there is a simple answer for - how can you do a Find request across all fields? If our friend Bill is not just a customer but also owns a business, and is listed as a contact, etc., how can Filemaker do a universal find across all of the fields to find all instances of "Bill"? There must be a faster way than doing a new request for each existing field... Thanks! Ah, this is a nice tutorial. However, it doesn’t answer one question that I assume there is a simple answer for - how can you do a Find request across all fields? If our friend Bill is not just a customer but also owns a business, and is listed as a contact, etc., how can Filemaker do a universal find across all of the fields to find all instances of “Bill”? There must be a faster way than doing a new request for each existing field… Thanks!

]]> By: connectionfailure http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-1031 connectionfailure Tue, 06 May 2008 01:30:13 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-1031 Very nice! Good description of an often poorly understood feature. And a screencast as well. Very nice! Good description of an often poorly understood feature. And a screencast as well.

]]> By: Geoff Coffey http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-250 Geoff Coffey Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:41:21 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-250 @joe: Thanks for the correction. I've fixed the text. @joe: Thanks for the correction. I’ve fixed the text.

]]> By: joe gaz http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-249 joe gaz Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:19:15 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/#comment-249 On page http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/ There is an error.. If you put “Bill” in the first name field, and “California” in the last name field in the same request, FileMaker will only find customers named Bill who live in California. I think it shoul be “California” in the city field On page
http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/the-secret-life-of-find-mode-requests/
There is an error..

If you put “Bill” in the first name field, and “California” in the last name field in the same request, FileMaker will only find customers named Bill who live in California.

I think it shoul be “California” in the city field

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