G'day Bob, At 11:20 11/05/02 -0500, you wrote: > Thank you for the suggestion below. I do indeed have (1) column >in each table with the same name. In the relational model, as I >am sure you are aware, is what links the tables. In my case, where >the form is entering sales orders, I have the column TICKET (Integer) >in both the header and detail tables. This should be the normal >practice I think.
You're right, my communication was obviously unclear. I meant _more_ than one column with the same name. I am sure that this must be a bug that needs fixed, but >would greatly appreciate any other suggestions anyone might have as >I really need to finish this app. What's that line that goes something like: "God grant me the strength to change the things I cannot accept, the patience to accept the things I cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference between the two." If you have found a bug and you can wait til the next patch is released, great. If you cannot, a two table form is the solution. First form, header table, has two buttons, [Details] and [Exit]. User clicks on [Details] and calls a block that contains SET VAR vRedrawMainForm TEXT = 'Y' CLOSEWINDOW EDIT USING DetailForm + WHERE Ticket = .vTicket RETURN Second form, detail table, has two buttons, [Header] and [Exit]. This form can contain variables set to the value of the fields in the header table you want to display for the user while they are in the detail form. Just had an idea. You need not close the header form when clicking on the [Details] button, you just need to display the form over the bottom two thirds of the screen. This will leave displayed the data your users wish to see of the header table. Hope this helps. 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 "... the control of impulse -- is the first principle of civilization."-- Will Durant, Pulitzer Prize winning philosopher, writer and historian the most needed product in the world can be found at www.thewaytohappiness.org 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/
