Method employing a Web Viewer to trigger a global variable that you can use: http://my.advisor.com/doc/19332
Script trigger version here: http://homebasesoftware.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/highlighting-rows-in-filemaker-lists-or-portals/ j. On Jan 30, 2011, at 2:08 AM, Richard S. Russell wrote: > So when you look at a bunch of records in List View, you can tell (just > barely) which one is the currently active record because it's got that thin > black bar over on the extreme left edge of the screen. You'd be surprised (or > maybe not) how many of my users never notice it, because it's so > inconspicuous. > > I'm looking for a method of lighting up the active record much more > noticeably, say by putting a bright yellow background behind it. > > So how can I tell which one IS the active record? I looked in vain for a > function like "Get ( ActiveRecordID )" (similar to "Get ( > ActivePortalRowNumber )" or "Get ( ActiveRepetitionNumber )") but couldn't > find anything that seems to fill the bill. > > You'd think that this would be one of the FIRST Get functions developers > would want to make use of, so I suspect that its absence is more my not > knowing what to look for than FMI's failure to provide it. -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9 & 10 Certified Developer Fletcher Data Consulting [email protected] http://www.fletcherdata.com 502-509-7137 Kentuckiana's FileMaker Users Group Next meeting: February 22, 12:00 pm to 3:00-ish Special Location! Special Program! Info & RSVP: http://fmpug.com/scheduleMeetings.php Listserv signup: http://fmpug.com/mailman/listinfo/louisville_fmpug.com Blog: http://www.kyfmp.com
