>I notice that on the data entry screens of NAMES (ebase 102), there are
>separate text fields for each contact flag (with names like CONTACT:SOLICIT
>and CONTACT:NEWSLETTER). There is also a CONTACT FLAGS text field (to be
>filled by a value list) that is totally empty in our database.
>
>Anyone have any idea what the CONTACT FLAGS text field is for? Could it be
>a relic from an earlier version of ebase in which the contact flag info was
>handled in a different way? I like the way things are handled now, but just
>wondered what this other field is for....
It is indeed a currently unused field, and in fact doesn't appear on
a screen as delivered. I "check box" field like that is tough to use
in some situations such as deleting a value. Do you have a data
dictionary? Good resource for questions like this, and is available
from the ebase web site.
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Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
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