I created a simple 5 table db on FMP

Scopesheets
Ceiling
Walls
Flooring
Cabinets

right now I only have scopesheets with a relationship to ceiling.
this is the relastionship

   

I can start to input info without any problems.
I can input notes, with the time and date stamps without any problem.

But if I delete all of the notes it clears all the check boxes...



Very crazy, cant understand why it's doing this...

Can someone please help me to how to fix this and why it is happening so that I don't make this mistake again.

Respectfuly
J.Pineiro
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Hello. I built a database using FileMaker. In my table, each record has an automatically generated ID number (specific field): 1,2,3,4 5, etc....
When I delete a record, this field is not automatically renumbered. For example, if I delete record #3, my table will contain 1,2,4,5.
Is there a way I can automatically renumber to 1,2,3,4 and ensure that the last record ID corresponds to the total number of records?

I need help building the following JSON using native Filemaker 16 commands

{
    "vehicles" : [
       {
         "vehicle_id": "my_vehicle",
         "start_address": {
             "location_id": "berlin",
             "lon": 13.406,
             "lat": 52.537
         }
       }
    ],
    "services" : [
       {
         "id": "hamburg",
         "name": "visit_hamburg",
         "address": {
           "location_id": "hamburg",
           "lon": 9.999,
           "lat": 53.552
         }
       },
       {
         "id": "munich",
         "name": "visit_munich",
         "address": {
           "location_id": "munich",
           "lon": 11.570,
           "lat": 48.145
         }
       },
       {
         "id": "cologne",
         "name": "visit_cologne",
         "address": {
           "location_id": "cologne",
           "lon": 6.957,
           "lat": 50.936
         }
       },
       {
         "id": "frankfurt",
         "name": "visit_frankfurt",
         "address": {
           "location_id": "frankfurt",
           "lon": 8.670,
           "lat": 50.109
         }
       }
    ]
}

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SQL 2012 is not supposed to be compatible with Filemaker 11 Server but I made it work. I have a live connection and wish to utilize it. Does anyone know of any risks in using it to import data from sql into filemaker? The company only supports up to SQL 2008, but our databases are all SQL 2012, and FileMaker 11.

I need to create a cal that will allow a reminder...

So if a student take a CRP class today 10/26/17 the certification is good for 2 year so until 10/26/19.
I want to setup a reminder that will with conditional format turn red 3 month before, 2 months before & 1 month before the expiration of the students certification.

I have a date set up in courses so when the student take the class I simply input the date. I also have a reminder_on file.
Not sure how to processed from there.

attached is what i have so far in layout and design.



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J.Pineiro
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So I have 4 tables

Students
Courses
Instrcutors
Compnay

from how I see it it's like this...
one student can take manny courses so thats one to many.
one course can have many students  so thats also one to many
that makes them a many to many relationship.
to connect them I would use a join table (STUDENTS_courses)
The same would be true for the company and Instructors.

So my question is this....
Can I use the same (STUDENTS_courses) also as a join table? if so it would look like this.




Can this be done?
I'm not sure if I can only use one join table.

Any suggestions?

If it's wrong, what would be the correct way to do it?

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J.Pineiro

Can someone show me how to create a field that will should a found set of a search?

not sure how to go about it.

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JPineiro

I set hide for the tool bar.
I create a script to go into find mode and be able to do a find.

Now I would like to be able to create

as is showed when the tool bar is allowed to be viewed.
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The db is for tracking students that take classes, there are diff classes.

CPR/AED
CPR/AED & First Aid
BLS
APLS
PALS

I want to be able to display 2 numbers.

I want to do a cal for the total number of students in each class...
so if there has been 50 CPR/AED classes in 1 year ( 12 months) I would like to get the total of that, one total for each class.

Then I would also want to get a total for each student in each classes, but for each company...
so if I teach the guys from the Coral Gables Fire Dept BLS/ACLS & PALS I want to see how many guys took the BLS and how many took the PALS ect...


so I want something like this...

Total students in one year  = 500
Company CGFD = 300
Company MDFD= 200

CGFD BLS = 250
CGFD ACLS = 125
CGFD PALS = 125
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NDFD BLS =100
MDFD PALS = 100

I need a break down like the above for reports and some of will be on the layout for a quick look to see how many per company so far have taken which class.

If someone can show me how it's done as I have no clue how to string cal (put them together)

Thank you

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J.Pineiro

Hi,
Is there a way to open attached PDB file, other than using Visual studio?
B.PDB

I have a note field, and I want to be able to generate a date and time when I enter a not.
When I close it and reopen it I want to be able to add another note with a new  date and time stamp.

This way I can track when the note are made
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J.Pieniro

So in the state filed I setup the cal value to be upper (self) so the if I enter Fl it will auto switch to FL.
I also want it to be able to remove any format that a user may want to do to the txt, color font style ect..
The cal is  TextFormatRemove ( Self )
Tried diff ways but cant get both to work in same cal value

How do I create the cal in the value to make both work.

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J.Pineiro

I confused.

I get the 1 to many and many to many and the join table to allow to communication between tables and why.

My issue is when you click on the sq in the middle of the relationship the one with the lines, when it open at the bottom is say

Allow creation of records in this table via the relationship.

ok I get that, and I get that from contacts to invoice if I want to use a portal or just put the fields in the contacts layout I can do that by way of Allow creation of records in this table via the relationship and a portal to view more records at the sametime from the invoice layout.

But I have seen layout that have relationship and not all use it.

So my confusion is when  and when not to use it,  what direction do I use it to get what effect, do I want to allow deletion or not and why not?

Is there something I can read to understand this better??

Have been looking on line for a few days and still can't get a straight simple answer .

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J.Pineiro