Using FileMaker 8 Clairvoyance and List Arrows

I'm playing around with my Studio Manager product to see where clairvoyance and the list control can be used to make data entry easier than ever in FileMaker 8. Here's my Vendor Entry screen with my basic address information showing. Notice that I've added a little list control arrow at the right end of Title, Company, City, State, Zip and Country. These arrows rock.

Now you have a choice when you enter a new address. You can pop-down a value list if you are selecting a common value Title or entering a person for an existing company. Or, you can just start typing and clairvoyance will kick in to help auto-complete whatever you type. This is extra-strength ease of use!

If you already have Studio Manager 7, you can very easily add these controls. In fact, you would be surprised how easy it is. How about just double-click the field in layout mode and click a couple check boxes. You will need to also create a new value list for City or Title but that's a snap too. Here's the Control Style dialog portion of the Field Control/Setup dialog:

By the way, I've written a companion post on FileMaker Fever with a couple other tidbits in case you are interested.

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Comments

[Brad Hagen]

Great tip and excellent explanation. Took me only minutes to implement throughout my database. Thanks!