[FX.php List] Problem with Global fields

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

If the global field value is static

Take the file offline
change the value in the global field, close the file, reopen it and
check with different users that the value is the same
put the file online again.

ggt667

On 4/13/07, gerry.charest at agfa.com <gerry.charest at agfa.com> wrote:
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> Roger,
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>  The blank global field is a result of context. Global field values are
> unique by user. If several people have a copy of the database open they each
> have a unique set of global values. The connection to the web can be viewed
> as another user thus it has its own set of global values. Another
> consideration you may wish to consider is the use of Auto enter calculation.
> This allows you to store and index the value with less overhead than a
> calculation.
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>  "Roger Price" <rp272 at cam.ac.uk>
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> "Roger Price" <rp272 at cam.ac.uk>
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>  I experienced a problem recently with an FMP calculation field that
> included a global value as an option in an 'if' statement.
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>  The field correctly displayed in FMP but the 'global' option did not show
> up when selected by FX.php (the other other did!).
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>  I was reccommended to get the values of both field found by FX.php and use
> PHP to make the correct selection.
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>  This worked!
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>  I now have another 'global' field that I want to do something similar with
> but the value of the 'global' field appears to be blank. If I use 'if
> (isset($value['global_field'][0])){echo
> "set";}else{echo"unset";}' it returns "set" so there must be something there
> - just not the value I expect.
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>  To overcome this problem I have changed the global field type to
> 'calculation' and added the value required. There are not a great number of
> records so the additional overhead is not excessive in this case. However I
> would like to know what is happenning with these global fields.
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>  In my original calc field I substituted a text string for the global field
> which worked just fine, however reverting to the 'global' resulted in a
> blank field!
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>  Any ideas?
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>  Roger
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