Hi,

I have a niggling problem that I can't solve.

I have set up a bunch of $Prototypes that use $Person as their Prototype. They are called "Clent", "Past Client", "Prospect", "Wider Network", etc., the main difference between them is the colour. They are simply a way to order my contacts. I have set my Contacts note to sort by $Prototype then $Name.

I have also set up Agents with the same name as the Prototype so I can quickly see that shorter list. The Agent also displays the ChildCount.

The problem I'm having is that when I choose a contact and change the prototype in the Properties Inspector, that contact turns itself into a $Prototype, adopts the Agent query and I end up with a whole lot of children I don't want.

This is happening with only one $Prototype, "Wider Network". I've tested changing $Prototype to, say, $Client and it works fine.

The really weird part is that if I delete the Agent "Wider Network", I cannot change the $Prototype to "Wider Network", it defaults to "none".

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks,
Stephen

Thanks Mark, that did it.

Incidentally, I tried building another Agent with the same name as a prototype, taking care not to set the Agent as a prototype, and the same behaviour occurred. Changing the name solved the problem.

The lesson for me: don't have anything in the Document with the same name, even across note types. It's easier to remember.