>geez, I feel like a techno-incompetent!
>
>When I open custom_.fp5, I get a custom table with the same number
>of records in it as in names....I look up value lists in that file,
>and only get one, that is set for a merge field. Researching this,
>I go into layout to determine whether the code is any different
>(since it also shows up on this custom table page)...same gig.
>
>We have some consulting scheduled for ebase, so I may just wait to
>have someone sitting at my computer to figure this thing out--unless
>you have any other ideas as to where I might look...
The FileMaker manual in the section on value lists. This value list
is populated from a field in a file, rather than a separate list.
Look at the manual on how value lists are defined or, as you suggest,
get someone to show you.
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