Michael, add a tool bar to the form - they are assigned to a table. Add, 
Delete, Last, First,
Next, Previous, Save, Edit, ...

--- Michael Moser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm probably (once again) missing something obvious but in 6.5 multi table 
> form buttons were
> active in only one table.  This was really annoying for buttons like "Exit" 
> but worked really
> nice for buttons like "Add Record" or "Move to Region X".
> 
> As far as I can tell, in 7.x all buttons are active in all tables so buttons 
> like "Add Record"
> become problematic.  I have been unable to figure out any acceptable eep 
> commands or normal
> command sequence strategies so that the record is added to the correct table 
> regardless of the
> active table when the button is activated.
> 
> The only solution I have found is to have a button eep that closes the form, 
> adds a row to the
> correct table, then opens the form.  Rows added with out closing the form a 
> are not displayed. 
> Unfortunately, closing and re-opening the form completely looses focus on the 
> currently selected
> records for tables 2, 3, etc.  which is not acceptable in most situations.
> 
> Some of you must have run into the same problem --- any other suggestions? 
> 
> I'm almost dreading the answers -- I'm afraid they are going to be obvious ...
> 
> Classic "approach avoidance"
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
> 
> 
> Michael Moser
> EXAQ Micro Services
> www.exaq.com
> Phone: 916-966-8313
> Fax: 916-244-0582
> 
> 

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