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Re: FM question: Omit in find (fifth attempt)
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Re: FM question: Omit in find (fifth attempt)


  • Subject: Re: FM question: Omit in find (fifth attempt)
  • From: Xandra Lee <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 09:08:24 -0500

Max,
changing line 5 of Shanes script to:
set cell "Class" of request 1 to (("==" & gCourseTitle) as string)
made it work for me. (FMP v4.1v3)

HTH
xandra

>Yes, I think I'm after an exact match, but I can't get there, even
>with your suggestion. With "==" & gCourseTitle (i.e., "==Studies") I
>get an error with the UI, and 0 with AS. If I eliminate one "=" to
>"=Studies") I always get "Synoptic Studies" thrown in together. If I
>try the exact text option of the find (i.e., "" or "Studies", in my
>case), I get also Synoptic Studies.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Max
>
>
>>
>>What you're after, I think, is an exact match -- like you get in a UI find
>>with "==Studies". Try this:
>>
>>tell application "FileMaker Pro"
>> tell database 1
>> delete every request
>> create new request
>> set cell "Class" of request 1 to ("==" & gCourseTitle)
>> set cell "SubType" of request 1 to QuestionType
>> find
>> end tell
>>end tell
>>
>>--
>>Shane Stanley, email@hidden


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