Many thanks. That did it. One more tiny bit of knowledge in my over-long FM education! Ron
-----Original Message----- From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason L DeLooze Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Script problem Try: Set Field [Registration::DateofRegistration: GetAsDate( "1/1/2008" )] On 11/10/08 at 3:23 PM -0500, Ron wrote: > I am trying to create some test data in a table named Registration and layout Registration: I want to populate the DateofRegistation field with a proper date. > All I get is a ? in the field, all records, indicating an invalid value I assume. > I can enter a date in the field manually OK. > > Script is; > Go to Layout["Registration"(Registration)] > Go To Record/Request/Page [First] > Set Variable [$count;Value 1] > Loop > If [$count<1000] > Set Field [Registration::DateofRegistration: 1/1/2008] > End if > Etc. for other dates > Set Variable [$count; Value:$count+1] > Go To Record/Request/Page [Next;Exit after last] > End Loop > > And was there a way to Copy / Paste this? Scriptmaker would not let me do itŠ > > FM Pro 8.5 advanced, windows. > > Thanks for any help. > Ron Carr
