Wow! That works a lot better! In standard mode I had to resize a lot of fields before I could copy paste: Repeating fields took up a lot of width. When I constrain a List to page size it all works automatically. Un-readable, but I don't care! The script likes it just fine! Ron Carr
-----Original Message----- From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beverly Voth Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Layout maximum? And you can specify LIST layout. If there are more fields than will fit the maximum WIDTH, it will wrap around and stack them (across first, then down). It looks a little odd, but it should give you all the fields on the layout. Then you can use Steve's method to rearrange. I personally start with a blank layout and pull in fields. Yes, it takes time, but not any more than trying to re-arrange, IMHO. -- Beverly Voth mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel:(606) 864-0041 -- On Nov 22, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Steve Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ron > > I don't know if there is a maximum number of fields on a layout. I > suspect not. But what I think you have come up against is the > maximum layout SIZE (length, actually). > > When you ask Filemaker to automatically place all fields on a new > layout, it uses your default typeface size to place them in a > vertical list. I assume that if the list is longer than the maximum > layout length, some get missed. > > You can of course manually place the fields on a layout. If you > really need all on one layout, I'd suggest first creating two > layouts each with half the fields (by selecting half the fields at a > time in that layout-building wizard thingy). Then simply copy the > fields from one layout and paste them onto the other (to the right > of the existing fields). > > Steve > >> Is there a maximum number of fields in a layout? >> I have a FM monolithic table that I am trying to convert. When I >> import it, the entire table with all field shows in Define Database/ >> Tables. >> However, when I create a layout for the table it gets cut off >> before all fields appear, so my conversion script does not convert >> all fields. >> If there is not a maximum is there another reason? >> FM Pro Advanced Windows. >> There are something less that 850 fields. >> Don’t know how to get a real number since layout is short!
