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    System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

    I have a browse that I've defined based on a two-table set. I want to make this browse display only parent records. When I go into Browse Properties and select the "Parent Records Only" box and then click Okay, Alpha hangs and just continues to flash refreshes on the window with all records from the set still showing. At this point the only thing I can do is end-task Alpha from the System Task Manager. I'm using the A5v10 beta. Anyone else having this issue and should it be reported as a bug? I'm going to try recreating the browse from scratch to see if I can reproduce this in another browse.
    Brad Weaver, President
    ComputerAid International
    Ottawa ON Canada
    Versailles KY USA
    www.compuaid.com
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    Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

    I just created a new browse from the same set, set the columns to only include columns from the parent table, clicked on "Show Parent Records" and click Okay and Alpha hangs. I'll submit a bug report.
    Brad Weaver, President
    ComputerAid International
    Ottawa ON Canada
    Versailles KY USA
    www.compuaid.com

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      #3
      Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

      Brad, most people would base that browse on the parent table, without using a set. It's more efficient. Probably imposes less load on the network, too, since the linked records in the child table won't have to be moved to the local workstation when the browse opens.

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        Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

        Tom:
        I'm trying to create a "companion" browse for my Set Form to allow my customers to quickly browse for records based on just a few primary fields Name, Bill Number, City, State. I want them to be able to switch to a browse view to find and then switch back to form view for complete data entry. Since the form is based on a one-to-many set I set the browse up based on the same set. Is there a better solution using a browse only on the parent table that will still be linked to the form?
        Brad Weaver, President
        ComputerAid International
        Ottawa ON Canada
        Versailles KY USA
        www.compuaid.com

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          Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

          Originally posted by compuaid View Post
          Tom:
          I'm trying to create a "companion" browse for my Set Form to allow my customers to quickly browse for records based on just a few primary fields Name, Bill Number, City, State. I want them to be able to switch to a browse view to find and then switch back to form view for complete data entry. Since the form is based on a one-to-many set I set the browse up based on the same set. Is there a better solution using a browse only on the parent table that will still be linked to the form?
          In that case don't click the setting to show parent table records only. That would defeat your purpose. You want navigation to include records in both tables even if your browse object only displays columns from the parent table.

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            Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

            Actually no, because my Parent record has only the information I want to display and I don't want it displayed six times (once for each linked child record). What I want is the equivalent of a collapsed parent/child browse outline but limited only to the single parent record. By the way, when I open the browse form with all records showing (parent and child) I am unable to collapse to parent only using Ctrl- or the Browse menu option. When I try this there is no change in the browse window. My set is a 1-M based on two tables and I'm doing a left outer join (showing all records from the parent regardless of whether a child record exists.)
            Brad Weaver, President
            ComputerAid International
            Ottawa ON Canada
            Versailles KY USA
            www.compuaid.com

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              Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

              Originally posted by compuaid View Post
              Actually no, because my Parent record has only the information I want to display and I don't want it displayed six times (once for each linked child record). What I want is the equivalent of a collapsed parent/child browse outline but limited only to the single parent record. By the way, when I open the browse form with all records showing (parent and child) I am unable to collapse to parent only using Ctrl- or the Browse menu option. When I try this there is no change in the browse window. My set is a 1-M based on two tables and I'm doing a left outer join (showing all records from the parent regardless of whether a child record exists.)
              Ahhh. I see. Sorry to be so dense. Let me cogitate.

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                Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

                Well I've been able to get the problem resolved. Patience! What I found was that when I select Parent Records Only and then close the browse I have to wait about two minutes and then Alpha asks if I want to save and once I do the browse only shows the parent records the next time I open it. Still seems like a bug in the save routine but at least it will work eventually.
                Brad Weaver, President
                ComputerAid International
                Ottawa ON Canada
                Versailles KY USA
                www.compuaid.com

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                  Re: System hangs when changing Browse property to Parents Records Only

                  Thank you for your comment. I ran into the same problem a few days ago and, after several hours of being completely frustrated, logged on to the message board and found your solution. As it is, your solution worked for me as well. But I agree, this has to be a v9 bug.

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