Ed - no problem, let us know how it goes. It's been a while since I've done that but I remember doing it (after initial posting, not printing) and it worked very solidly.
Don *Don FriedmanProfessionalRecords.Com LLCPRS Data Systems* *205 S Main StreetPittsburgh, PA 152151-800-PRS-FILE 412-784-1615 Fax* *412-400-3881 Cell/Text* On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:29 PM, Ed Marfil, MU <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Don and Geert. I am going to fiddle with it and see how it runs. > > Ed. > > > > Sent from my mobile device. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Don Friedman <[email protected]> > Date: 9/8/16 5:32 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: "Ed Marfil, MAST UNITED" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], Dataperfect Users Discussion Group < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] mastering DP book from R. Alvy > > Ed - within the report you could create a report variable with a value of > "1" and then write it to the conditional field when the report is run. Will > that work for you? > > > > > *Don FriedmanProfessionalRecords.Com LLCPRS Data Systems* > > > > *205 S Main StreetPittsburgh, PA 152151-800-PRS-FILE 412-784-1615 > <412-784-1615> Fax* > *412-400-3881 <412-400-3881> Cell/Text* > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Ed Marfil, MAST UNITED < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hallo Geert, hoe ben je? >> >> >> >> Yes, that seems one way but the one demonstrated years ago was with use >> of a DP Mouse I believe, and only need to add a character to the top right >> corner of the panel. Anyway, it doesn’t look like DP Mouse is even >> available anymore, so never mind that route. >> >> >> >> As for the conditional formula, I got the gist of it but I’m basically >> trying to “close” a record after being processed. So for example, a record >> of a transaction is printed. I then want to ensure that record cannot be >> altered after printing. Is there a way I can store the value “1” onto the >> conditional field in the selected record upon printing? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ed. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Dataperf [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of * >> [email protected] >> *Sent:* Thursday, September 08, 2016 2:00 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [Dataperf] mastering DP book from R. Alvy >> >> >> >> Hi Ed - and all :) >> >> >> >> if I remember well, an easy way to achieve this is to create a >> "non-updatable/must-be updated" (::N ::M) field in the panel and give it >> value "1" with a conditional formula ("if field = 0 then 1 else 0 endif"), >> calculated on create and edit... >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Geert. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:37:49 +0200, Ed Marfil, MAST UNITED < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello All, >> >> >> >> I seem to recall there is a way in which to “lock” a record in a panel >> that no changes to the data is allowed. Somebody demonstrated this in the >> DP conference ages ago in Huntington Beach. I believe that the WP SHELL >> had to be running as well. Not sure if the DP mouse also had to be >> running. Does anyone know more about this feature? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ed. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Vriendelijke groeten, >> Geert De Baets >> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> >> Web: http://www.debaets.be >> >> Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dataperf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >> >> >
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