Thanks, Javier! I was trying to include the text values in the grid itself. 
Silly of me!
Albert

> On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:02 PM, Javier Valencia <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Albert,
>  
> It is pretty simple actually. Here is a form I use to edit data from the Sign 
> Table with lots of lookups from other tables. Having the basic record 
> location information on the grid allows me to quickly sort  or select or the 
> record or records I want displayed and when a record is selected, all the 
> information with lookups from many tables is displayed on the right side. Of 
> course the form allows you to pop up list of valid codes code for the various 
> fields when entering data. The tabs at the top allow moving to other tables 
> with related sign information such as condition, reflectometer testing and 
> photos. Work very nicely as it becomes a complete dashboard to sign 
> information.
>  
> I am sure that once you look at the form, you will get the gist of it fairly 
> easily.
>  
> <image001.png>
>  
> Javier,
>  
> Javier Valencia, PE
> O: 913-829-0888
> H: 913-397-9605
> C: 913-915-3137
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Albert Berry
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 11:26 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Enhanced DB Grid
>  
> I am having a senior moment. I wish to edit data in a table of donations. In 
> proper relational design, the parish name appears once in the table of 
> organizations, and is identified by an ID in the donations table. The same 
> happens for the fund name for which the donation was made. 
>  
> I would like to use an Enhanced DB Grid for editing rather than a scrolling 
> region so that he/she can sort using column headings, and use the filter bar. 
> For the life of me I cannot figure out how to display that parish and fund 
> names in the grid adjacent to the ID numbers, or instead of the ID numbers so 
> that the user doesn’t need to print out the list of names to change the 
> numbers where appropriate.
>  
> Any ideas? All I can think of is creating a table with the names included 
> when the initial search criteria are selected and loading it with the data, 
> updating the names, allowing the user to change things as needed while 
> editing and then updating the original donations table with the modified 
> data. 
>  
> Albert
>  
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