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- From: bangell@cs.utah.edu (bob angell)
- Subject: Re: Paradox question
- Date: 27 Jan 93 09:05:37 MST
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.090537.17710@hellgate.utah.edu>
- Organization: University of Utah Computer Science
- References: <mcdonald.693.727814490@aries.scs.uiuc.edu> <1993Jan24.144529.19009@nuscc.nus.sg> <1993Jan27.110322.1326@actrix.gen.nz>
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- In article <1993Jan27.110322.1326@actrix.gen.nz> Mary.Curtin@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
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- >In an article, J. D. McDonald (mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu) wrote:
- >>
- >> 1) I can't get the "modify" or "data-entry" things on a table to
- >> come up automatically with the proper form for that table ... I
- >> have to change it manually every time with Image. How does one do this?
- >> Some sort of simple macro?
- >
- >If you are setting up some sort of application for others to use, then
- >you would use a script. But if you just want to set up a working
- >environment which suits you, try F10 Image Keepsettings (when you have
- >used F10 Image Pickform to select the right form.
- >
- >> 2) I can Ask to my heart's content and it works fine, but getting a
- >> report on the result is a pain .. I have to COPY a report type to
- >> the Answer table by hand every time I create a new Answer .. is there some
- >> way to make this stick .. I tried copying Answer over an old table to
- >> which I had already attached a report, but that seems to lose the report
- >> already attached.
- >
- >That's fundamental to the way Paradox works. Forms and reports are
- >associated with particular tables. Every time you Ask a query, you
- >create a brand new Answer table, deleting any Answer table that was
- >sitting in your current working directory.
- >
- >The way I worked was, for reports I wanted to produce often, to keep a
- >second table (I referred to it as a 'skeleton table' but this
- >terminology is strictly non-standard!) which has exactly the same
- >structure as the Answer table I wanted to report from, but no data in
- >it. Use this second table to design reports, forms etc. Every time
- >you do a query and want to use one of the reports or forms, do a F10
- >Tools Copy Justfamily "skeleton" "Answer".
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- I believe "Copy" overwrites the table and could hose your reports....it
- is safer to empty "skeleton", add "answer" "skeleton" from a script ...
- that way you know exactly what is in the skeleton table at all times.
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- >(I'm guessing that you're more interested in manipulating your data
- >than in creating applications to assist in entering or reporting on
- >it. If this is not true, then some other methods may be more
- >appropriate.)
- >--
- >\ \/ / |
- > \/\/\/\/ | mary.curtin@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- >
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