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From: Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com>
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Subject: Re: Layouts With One Record Per Line
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In article <1n49ysi.1r4re8gj229iuN%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> wrote:
> > In article <1n3z5iz.1kvjc8x1r1sgihN%csampson@inetworld.net>, Charles H.
> > Sampson <csampson@inetworld.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > When I first started using FileMaker, just flailing around trying to
> > > learn, I created a layout that looks like an ordinary check register in
> > > browse mode. Each record takes two lines and the pairs of lines are
> > > abutted together.
> > > 
> > > Since then, I've created one or two others but most of the time I end up
> > > with something that displays a single record at a time. My memory is
> > > that there is some fine relationship between the bottom of a record in
> > > the layout and the dividing line between the body and the footer. It
> > > also probably has something to do with the way I hold my mouth.
> > > 
> > > ...
> > 
> > FileMaker's Layout design is ALWAYS designed to show the data from the
> > one current record. The height of the Body Part is how much window
> > space the record will use in normal Browses Mode.
> > 
> > BUT you can also change it in Browse Mode to display the records of the
> > current Found Set as a "List" via View Menu (from memory since I can't
> > open FileMaker at the moment) or via a Script command. The Layout will
> > remember the View setting when closing the file.
> 
> And there you have it. Living up to your screen name, as usual, Harry.
> Many thanks.

Another way is to use a Relationship and Portal to display multiple
records. As with a lot of things, it depends on what you're trying to
achieve and what's best for your particular database and users.

Helpful Harry  :o)