[FX.php List] Populating a global field

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

However you should be able to set a global with FMEdit to retrieve
related data through a portal if that is what you are attempting to
do...

ggt667

On 8/7/07, Chris Hansen <chris at iviking.org> wrote:
> Right.  Globals have always worked, but their contents can only be
> used for the current query.  Once the data comes back, the global is
> wiped, and future connections will have to reset the field.  As Dale
> says, if you need to store persistent information, use PHP sessions.
>
> --Chris Hansen
>    FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
>    FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
>    Creator of FX.php
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>
>
> On Aug 7, 2007, at 9:55 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:
>
> > Each web "connection" made to FMSA is a different user, in my
> > understanding. Therefore globals are set and forgotten each time
> > the user loads another page.
> >
> > As an alternative from the web, I would suggest storing temp/global
> > information in PHP session variables.
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > On Aug 7, 2007, at 10:48 AM, William Downs wrote:
> >
> >> Hi there experts
> >>
> >> I have read in a recent post that it is possible to populate a global
> >> field in Filemaker using FX.php - this used to be a no go, so can
> >> someone please tell me what has changed ?
> >>
> >> I am still using FM7SA - is this perhaps the reason why I cannot
> >> do it
> >> - or is also in the FX.php code ?
> >>
> >> Any answers happily excepted
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance
> >>
> >> William
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