FileMaker Sequence Helper Solution

CoreSolutions Corey
1 min readApr 20, 2017

What is the FileMaker Sequence Helper?

SEQUENCE_HELPER is a module for FileMaker Pro developers that will make it easy for you to create re-orderable lists in your solutions.

How to Use FileMaker Sequence Helper

Installation is a breeze. There are only 4 things that you’ll need to do to get up and running with it:

  1. Create a new Calculation (text) field called “SEQUENCE_HELPER_ID” that has the following formula: GetFieldName ( <> )
  2. Copy scripts from demo file into your solution
  3. Give your sequence/order field a layout object name of “SEQUENCE_HELPER”
  4. Attach the “Increment Sequence” and “Decrement Sequence

You can download the Demo File Here.

If you have any questions, be sure to post in the comment section below.

Cheers,

Matt Leering

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