G'day Randy, Sorry about not replying sooner.
At 00:56 14/03/02 -0600, you wrote: >The information in variables related to formTable include the invoice number, >invoice date, customer name, subtotals of prices and so forth that pertain to >the invoice as a whole. You can't pull a column out of the detail and show it >as a 'heading.' Every field from the table the region is based on has to >be in >the region. > >We tried using variables in a region for invoice detail but it became messy. >Using f7 and f8 eradicate previous rows. Extended quantities times prices >were also difficult. The reason I settled on the solution I did was that it was the only way I could think of at the time that allowed real time updating of the data displayed was to use variables. I did it in another detail table data entry situation using fields and the SAVEROW command in an eep as I moved from one field in the detail section to another but inconsistently get the "Conflicting changes have been made by another user error messages. >Rather than operate on a 'live' table, we use a temporary table which only >represents the detail for that one invoice. The region works >perfectly. When it has all been entered, calculated and reviewed, the >'header' information is inserted into a salesOrder table with SalesOrderID >as the primary key. > >Shall we see you in Pittsburg in April? I doubt it this year. Warmest regards, Tom Grimshaw coy: Just For You Software tel: 612 9552 3311 fax: 612 9566 2164 mobile: 0414 675 903 post: PO Box 470 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia street: 3/66 Wentworth Park Rd Glebe NSW 2037 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.just4usoftware.com.au This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential to the intended recipient and may be privileged. If you have received this email inadvertently or you are not the intended recipient, you may not disseminate, distribute, copy or in any way rely on it. Further, you should notify the sender immediately and delete the email from your computer. Whilst we have taken precautions to alert us to the presence of computer viruses, we cannot guarantee that this email and any files transmitted with it are free from such viruses. ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
