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    Renaming Forms, Reports

    If I change a report in design mode, eg. deposit slips because I purchased it from another supplier, it changes ALL my reports (weekly reports, etc. when I save it, it changes all my reports to look like the one I just changed and renamed. I had it highlighted and "SAVED AS" with the old name highlighted in the box. I have spent (3) days with LONG HOURS doing this and each time and I have the same problem. This happens both in my reports and in having to redo my FORMS too!!

    What in the world is going on. I thought at first it was me but I think it might be a problem with the program. I have been using Alpha since Version 3 and I have never had a problem like this before.

    Thanks for you help.

    Dave

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    RE: Renaming Forms, Reports

    Dave, I'm not sure what's going on at your end, but when I want to use an existing report or form as a pattern for another, similar, report or form, I 'copy' and 'paste' the layout, and then rename it...

    -- tom

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      #3
      RE: Renaming Forms, Reports

      I just had the problem again. This is what's happening:

      I create a new report using the QUICK REPORT and follow the instructions and then when it comes to saving it there is the blank wanting you to enter a name with "the choices" of the other reports I already have created. It doen't give you the opttion to save it as a new report. So whatever report I choose is what the other report becomes. I am trying to create a new one NOT trying to change the OLD one.

      I hope this make since.

      Dave

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        RE: Renaming Forms, Reports

        Dave, here's how I create a new report. In this case I'm just going to use the quickreport layout, and save it with a unique name. I'm using Windows 98SE and Alpha Five vers. 3.5 build 266.

        1. open A5 control panel, select the Report tab

        2. Right click somewhere in the open space on the tab, and select 'New' to begin a new report layout.

        3. Select the table upon which the report will be based.

        4. Use QuickReport

        5. click Finish

        6. Select fields to include in the report, set the order in which the records will appear, and click OK. This completes the layout and now it's time to save it.

        7. click 'File' off the top menu

        8. Select 'Save' off the drop down list

        9. Type in the name you want to give this report layout... type it in the 'Name' text box appearing above the 'Choices' listbox.

        10. Click OK


        If you can't do this, I suggest you reboot your computer, cause somethings gone awry.

        -- tom

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          #5
          RE: Renaming Forms, Reports

          "I had it highlighted and "SAVED AS" with the old name highlighted in the box."

          From this it sounds like you may have "saved as" on top of the original--in effect renaming the changed version to the original.

          The new name for the report has to be in the type in at the top of the save form.

          Bill
          Bill Hanigsberg

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            #6
            RE: Renaming Forms, Reports

            I agree with Bill. Are you getting a message that says "are you sure you want to overwite this?" If so you are doing a "save as". Like Bill says, just type in the name of the new report in the blank space.

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              #7
              RE: Renaming Forms, Reports

              I never received a message "do you want to overwrite" is just did it when I saved it not "Save as". That's the mystery about it.

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