I've been tearing my hair out over this problem for longer than I like
to think about, so I figure it's time to ask people who are better at
Filemaker than I am.
Here's the thing: I have a portal with names related to a specific ID.

someone entered all dates in a text field in the format, "29-Sep-07"
How do I convert them all to standard FM date format, "09/29/2007"?
There are about 500 records covering several months' worth of dates.

I just upgraded to FM 9 Adv.
Went and logged into a FM database thats has been running perfectly
with v 8.5 and I found that one of my value lists does not list any
items.

I'm using the Open URL Script Step to build a URL.based on a field
value
The base of the URL contains the # character, eg. "http://
xmap.picr.man.ac.uk/#"

I have an application that uses FM Pro runtime 3.0. It contains some
information that I need to access and import into any other database
that is easily accessible. Access, MySQL, MSSQL. This application does
not support any export operations but to single pdf files which would

Dear Listeners:
Just a minor hint and just in case you haven't already found out yourself.
With a calc field:
"callto:+" & n.phone.number

I really enjoy working with FMPro, since version 3.  This is the first
job I have had in a long time where I can not just add the software I
want to my computer.  What I have done is create a run-time for
myself.  I create on Mac and run on XP.  All has worked great, until I

I thought I would try using Radio Buttons or Check Boxes for the first
time.  Up until now, these two types did not fit what I was using.
I am using black text.  But the check boxes/radio buttons are a very
very very light color (blue green?).  If I didn't know where they were

I have to duplicate something like 300 fileds in a table, for a total
of 600 fields.
The field defined so far have the following name:
Pluto_1 Pluto_2 Pluto_3...

FMP 6.0.4 / XP
Dear Listeners :
I have a value list filled with values from a related file. No problem so
far.

I need something similar to a checkbox set, but with three coumns of
checkboxes.
Here is an example of what I want
Part Number     Exists   Entered  Damaged

I have a couple of valuelists which I want to be filled by field
values.  This is not a problem; however, FM sorts the values in the
valuelist regardless of how I enter them in the field.  This is not
desired.

Hopefully this is an easy-to-answer question.
When I try to import records from an Excel worksheet, the FM tables in the
Target drop-down box are grayed out. I think this has worked before - not so
sure why it won't now.

I am still having issues with this problem..  Many of you all have
helped me so much, and what I've learned I've been able to apply
elsewhere, but this is a true monkey on my back.  Please help, or ask
for clarification if somethings doesn't make sense.

Have it a sense to store various data in the same fields to save
database weight?
I mean, if I have more record types (3 types), with half data that are
the same, but another half depending from a value of a previous field.