Re: FileMaker Pro Question

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From: Geoff Bronner
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 16:05

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In <1992Aug7.122345.7136@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at> sinkovics@wu-wien.ac.at (Rudolf R. Sinkovics) writes:

>Whenewer I enter a dataset I check out one of these options. How can I
>automatically detect the total number of option1, option2, option3 ?
>When I say automatically I mean that I don't want to search for each of
>these options, and let filemaker find the numbers.

A possible solution would be a layout that uses summary fields based on
the text field in question. You'd have to preview the summary layout to
get the information you're interested in but it would be quick.

There is also a summary function that might help but I've never really
gotten it to work right.

-Geoff
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geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU - Computing Support Consultant, Tuck School of Business

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