FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Relationship pop-up menu
Choose field references
Formula box
Choose a formula result type
Make a field repeating
Calculate only if at least one
field in the formula has a value
Creating a database file 2-21
4. In the Specify Calculation dialog box, define the formula.
To Do this
Add a field
reference
Add a
mathematical or
text operator
Add a comparison
or logical operator
Add a constant
value
In the formula box, click where you want the field reference to
appear. In the list of field names, double-click a field name.
In the formula box, click where you want the operator to appear. In
the keypad, click an operator. (Quotation marks and parentheses
are copied to the formula as a pair, with the insertion point blinking
in the middle).
In the formula box, click where you want the operator to appear.
For Operators, choose an operator from the list.
In the formula box, type the value. (See “Constants” on page 2-15.)
Add a function In the formula box, click where you want the function to appear.
From the functions list, double-click a function. (To see a category
of functions, for View, choose a category.) In the formula box,
replace the placeholder parameter with the value or expression you
want.
Select
functions
Select
operators
Choose
indexing and
result storage
options