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Re: Duplicate a Table fields
This feature exists (certanily for the cloud version) Select The table - Select edit mode (spanner) - Select Edit fields - Select Duplicate Table and a pop up window shows all the fields with a tick…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Impossible to type a word in a text field…
Hi Adinsell What do you mean - it is not displayed in the columns? Does the word show in the field you have typed it in - in the form view? Do you mean that it is showing in the form but not in a…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Avoiding duplication in a field
Giovanni There is no build in function to test a dupicate key field. Don't know the name of your field or what table, but I use this to test to test CustID (field) in my 'Customers' Table you should…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Copy field contents into another linked tables field
Davidw Button scripts can be very simple right up to megga complex - we are always hear to help. Just drop a button onto your form and put bills script into the onclick section....
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Copy field contents into another linked tables field
You can even power this from a button. Using above suggested coding. I sometimes have a need not to type exactly the same info from the main table table into other table form.…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Ninox file format
Sean "The indexing function should be used by experienced Ninox users". Seems like a very patronising statement to me!. Experience is only ever gained by doing/learning something!…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Ninox file format
Sean the rebuild buttons are in the cloud version - Only whenever I tested them (even screwing my data to test! in a play copty of course) not seemed to happen.…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: why is this forum panel so small and only half working?
Hi John Yes I understand that the images are disitorted when you add them. However the text is no it is clear and in proportion but ever so small the entry pad used tho show text in approx 12pt which…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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why is this forum panel so small and only half working?

One thing that completey bugs me about this forum (actually there are quite a few things but i've ranted about them before). So.. rant number 64 is - Why is this question/reply panel font so small?…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Ninox file format
Under the Options tab (beside the "Data model" tab) ther are "Rebuild index" and "Reindex files" buttons? What exactly does each do? Hard to tell as when they both bring up a dialog saying it will…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Ninox file format
Hi Sean - That is really interesting. I don't understand why the old data is simply left in the files. I've used several other databases from 1986 onward and they all have (had) data management built…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Need help with filters
Zenmom Now that you are aware of how the view filters work. You can make them work for you. ie make a view and copy it. add any filters and save it. Copy that one and change filters for other…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Need help with filters
Zenmom Ah yes understand why now both johna dn I took at your word that you had backed out of the filters ie canceling them That filtering is a standard feature and allows some flexibilty - it you…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Whats going on with global script?

So I have had a script in the trigger after opening on the global options section. This script has been running for about just over a month perfectly fine.…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Need help with filters
Also if you see nothing then sometimes you might have done a filter and changed to another view where the filter condition might not apply. If you type x (any letter will do in th search box) and…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Open a table as a popup
Hi John Just remember the openRecord will only open 1 record wher as the table view as sateated by me and john will open all or a filtered list of records
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Open a table as a popup
Pressing the yes button (flag) makes the fields and the table view become visiable and the rest of the job is shuffled down the page out of site (I also use a large space attribute to make the rest…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Open a table as a popup
John if you wanted to to see a specifc record in the othet table you coukd use popupRecord() command Anyway So when I'm in my jobs table I want to see all the quotes related to that customer as well…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Open a table as a popup
as far as I know there isn't a popupTable command you could use openTable to go directly to the table openTable("customers", "all") this opens the tabel called custoemrs on the all view but this…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Print formular questions
Giovanni Yes you can have multiple print layouts - just copy the first one and rename it. I tend to keep one called backup (with all my must have fields on it) and that kind of answers your second…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Airtable Convert - Looking For Feedback...
Given up - hoping for better forum :-( Even the little motorcyle club I belong has a great forum that keeps threads as topics - so you can sinply go down the list or search for that topic and bingo…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Copying a Signature File from an On File location to a Transaction
On a customer card - I have a formula to look up an image from a master table (select SystemFile).Image1 if a warning filed on th customer card is not empty I then go on to flash this image in the…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Airtable Convert - Looking For Feedback...
I'm with John on this . All software has it's strengths and limtations, whether stand alone, networked or in the cloud. You can either accept those differences,…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Funzione if
I have just reproduced this and it works as follows :- I've assumed that the perodicity field is a choice field and put the result into a total field. if so change it the internal choice values.…
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Spam
Love the optimism Fred :-)
- Mel_Charles
- 4 yrs ago
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Welcome to the Ninox community

Mel Charles

Re: Duplicate a Table fields

Re: Impossible to type a word in a text field…

Re: Avoiding duplication in a field

Re: Copy field contents into another linked tables field

Re: Copy field contents into another linked tables field

Re: Ninox file format

Re: Ninox file format

Re: why is this forum panel so small and only half working?

why is this forum panel so small and only half working?

Re: Ninox file format

Re: Ninox file format

Re: Need help with filters

Re: Need help with filters

Whats going on with global script?

Re: Need help with filters

Re: Open a table as a popup

Re: Open a table as a popup

Re: Open a table as a popup

Re: Open a table as a popup

Re: Print formular questions

Re: Airtable Convert - Looking For Feedback...

Re: Copying a Signature File from an On File location to a Transaction

Re: Airtable Convert - Looking For Feedback...

Re: Funzione if

Re: Spam

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