Learn FileMaker Pro 19: The Comprehensive Guide to Building Custom Databases

© Mark Conway Munro 2021

M. C. MunroLearn FileMaker Pro 19https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6680-9_11

11. Defining Value Lists

Mark Conway Munro¹  

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Lewisburg, PA, USA

 

A value list is a return-delimited sequence of values. Lists can be created by formulas (Chapter 13, “Aggregating Data”) or by defining one as a centralized resource. A predefined list can be a set of static values or values dynamically compiled from the contents of a field gathered directly from a table or through a relationship. Once defined, these lists can be assigned to a field to enable selection-based data entry by means of drop-down lists, pop-up menus, checkboxes, and radio buttons (Chapter 20, “Configuring a Field’s Control Style”). Using value lists as the control style ...