FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Creating a database file 2-7
1 To make the field a repeating field, select Repeating field with a
maximum of n repetitions, and then type the number of repetitions.
(See “Defining repeating fields” on page 2-11.) To set options for
indexing the field’s values, click Storage Options, and then select
indexing options. You can also choose a language for indexing and
sorting text fields. (See “Indexing fields” on page 2-12.)
5. Select options for automatically entering and validating data.
For To Do this
Auto Enter Turn off automatically entered data Select Nothing.
Enter the date, time, or user name
when the record was last created or
changed
Assign a unique, sequential number
to the field in each record
Enter the value from the previously
accessed record
Choose an option from the pop-up
menu.
Select Serial number, and then type a
starting value (for example, 1001)
and the number to increment by.
Select Value from previous record.
Enter data you specify Select Data, and then type the data
you want, up to 255 characters.
Enter the result of a calculation in
the field
Enter a value that’s copied from a
field in the same or a different file
Prevent users from changing an
automatically entered value
Validation Check that the data is a number,
date, or time
Check that the field is not empty, or
that the value is unique or already
existing in the file
Check that the value is in the value
list you specify
Check that the value falls within the
range you specify
Select Calculated value, and then
define the formula. (See the note at
the end of this section and
“Understanding formulas” on page
2-13.)
Select Looked-up value, and then
define the lookup. (See “Defining
lookups between files” on page
10-11.)
Select Prohibit modification of value.
Select Of type and then choose a type
from the pop-up menu.
Select Not empty, Unique, or Existing.
Select Member of value list, and then
choose a value list from the pop-up
menu, or define a value list. (See
“Defining value lists” on page 3-75.)
Select In range, and then type a
starting value and ending value for
the range.