Is there a updated List guide?

[Anonymous]

I have been looking for the last two days for an updated List manual.
The help menu is no help whatsoever, and I need to understand how to format a simple element list.
My need is NOT about components, but rather on how to design a list with more than one line per element, probably through the format wizard.
Thank you.

[Karl Ottenstein]

There are no direct hooks on the Mac for Filemaker/etc but there is an ODBC interface on Windows. Had to look again to see that you're on Windows... I usually expect Filemaker people to be on Mac (even though it is cross-platform), since Microsoft Access is superior in functionality to FM in my opinion on Windows.

ODBC aside, you can export (publish) schedule data as CSV, Excel, etc files and link those into Filemaker or Access for further processing and cleaner output.

[Anonymous]

..There are no direct hooks on the Mac for Filemaker/etc but there is an ODBC interface on Windows..

ODBC aside, you can export (publish) schedule data as CSV, Excel, etc files and link those into Filemaker or Access for further processing and cleaner output.

Hi Karl! good to hear from you.

I'm thinking, can i work on the list layout graphically inside filemaker, and then export the layout table as a text document (*.txt) to be used as AC list template file? because otherwise, i have to tweak the *.txt file manually from a text editor, which i don't have the proper knowledge of.

and will it be easier to do that in filemaker, instead of ms. access or editing it via text editor? i'd prefer the one with easier workflow and learning curve, because i can't afford the time to do that on a more complex tools, although it might be superior in functionality.

right now my priority is the AC list custom graphic template, the live connection can wait for a while,but it is next on the line. and i'm using windows, so that's okay i guess, i've seen the ODBC connection on my system

[Karl Ottenstein]

Hi John,

I don't know of a way of creating a graphic layout for the AC graphic list scheme in any other application. Personally, I've never found the graphic list scheme in AC to be particularly flexible or useful.

If the schedules produced by the interactive schedules (Element / Component lists) are not satisfactory in either visual appeal or data content (they cannot display the output of property objects, e.g.) - I recommend pushing the data out via publishing and reformatting in FM itself.