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    A few questions

    Hello, I am very new to the Alpha Five V9 and hope that one of you would be able to help me with a few questions.

    Our company is building a database of certain inventory items. Each item will have a determined Product ID number, sku, description, location, and notes. The sku and location are drop down menus pointing to each a separate database. Our main focus is to upload bits of inventory into this database, it does not need to keep track of quantity, as with most will be uploaded individually. Our current (and most important) goal at the time is to be able to open a form, and change the location of a particular item.

    After we are satisfied with the database, we would like to upload it to either the web or our network (via web browser).

    Questions:
    1. How complicated will it be to convert this database and forms to an online application? Am I going about this wrong for it to become an online application?

    2. I have recently searched this message board looking for solutions to applying a "search line (or drop down menu) and button" to search the specific database for that record, and show it. I found this article below, but am confused because I have not found a "script editor" within the program yet. How can I access the script editor to work on custom buttons and such?
    http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ch+Record+Form

    I realize that my questions are probably very novice. Any information or direction to tutorials would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks!

    James A.
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    Re: A few questions

    Originally posted by secondcircuits View Post
    After we are satisfied with the database, we would like to upload it to either the web or our network (via web browser).

    Questions:
    1. How complicated will it be to convert this database and forms to an online application? Am I going about this wrong for it to become an online application?
    Tables work w. the WAS (obviously). WAS reports can be based upon sets. Forms, etc. only work w. the desktop. That's why you need to use grids & components w. the WAS. While it is possible to have both a combined desktop and WAS application based upon the same tables, each side requires their own unique interface. You can't simply convert forms into dialogs.


    Originally posted by secondcircuits View Post
    but am confused because I have not found a "script editor" within the program yet. How can I access the script editor to work on custom buttons and such?
    The WAS can use functions and scripts embedded in A5w pages. The normal non-WAS script editor is found in the controlpanel's "code" tab. Most WAS code you would create/access from the a5w page editor "source" tab. The WAS grid and component editors also have places to insert code.
    Peter
    AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

     [email protected]
    https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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      Re: A few questions

      Oh I see. The WAS applications are different then your desktop database applications. I personally have had a small bit of experience with Microsoft Access, and started using Alpha5 similar to that, using forms, etc to control and edit the database.

      I realize that I have been building it wrong. I had misunderstood that you build it, then able to convert it to a web application.

      Do I have to start completely over? Or can I add to the databases that are currently created?

      Thanks for your help and advice.
      Thanks!

      James A.

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        Re: A few questions

        Originally posted by secondcircuits View Post
        Do I have to start completely over? Or can I add to the databases that are currently created?
        Just work off your existing database. From the controlpanel select "web projects" from the toolbar.
        Peter
        AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

         [email protected]
        https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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