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    Table lookups

    I'm working on a jobcosting db/set for a printing company. An Operations table contains 6 fields > oper_id, oper_desc, mr_cost1, mr_cost2, op_cost1, & op_cost2 (these last 4 are numeric fields and are similar to discount levels in an inventory/sales application). I want to use this table for lookups from a related line-item table (op_costs.dbf) that is accessed from JobCost form (a set form). I want to pick one of the 4 prices when entering a line-item but I always get the price from the 4th column.
    On the Lookups sheet I point to the Operations.dbf table, have all 4 fields listed in the "linking field," and then the same 4 fields listed in the browse table on this sheet with them all filling in the "cost" field from the op_costs table. The Job Cost form does have a field called "Rate" (1 or 2 are the values) that could be used as to help narrow the choices down to 2 of the 4 fields, but I'm not even sure how to do that.
    Any help would be appreciated.
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    RE: Table lookups

    I don't think the table lookup field rule is powerful enough to do what you describe. You may do better to build a custom lookup form, with browse object for the source table. In the OnRowDbleClick event of that browse you could assign the four values to variables, and then you could use the ui_get_list() listbox to permit the user to pick the one he wants to use...

    -- tom

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      RE: Table lookups

      Thanks for your suggestion - I'll try it, but I after I wrote my original msg. here I made some changes in both the form and several of the related tables. As mentioned I have a field in a related table (and on the first page of the main data entry form for job costing) called "Rate" with a value of either 1 or 2, where 1 is full price while 2 represents a global discount to the entire job that is selectively given to certain customers. In addition, I added a field in another related table (where line items get entered/selected when costing a job) called "op_type" where users can select "MR," "WU" or "RU" (make-ready, washup or run). I want to build a conditional lookup that would look like this in plain english:
      if Rate=1 and op_type=MR or WU then show the user the mr_cost1 column of values from the operations table
      if Rate=1 and op_type=RU then show the user the op_cost1 column...
      if Rate=2 and op_type=MR or WU then show the user the mr_cost2 column of the value from...
      if Rate=2 and op_type=RU then show the user the op_cost2 column...

      I've pretty much a novice with Alpha5 so I don't have a clue about building conditional expressions so any help would be appreciated.

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        RE: Table lookups

        A correction, the Rate value does not mean a global discount - it only changes the operations rate field that prices are pulled from, but this shouldn't change the conditional statements I'm wanting help on.

        Thanks again.

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          RE: Table lookups

          I'm still trying to find a solution to this conditional lookup problem and I'm getting an error I can't solve. Here's the logic I'm trying to use to control what field(column) shows up in a lookup (all the tables referenced below belong to a defined set):
          if Rate=1 from the Dockets table and op_type=MR from the Ops_Cost table then show the user the MR_rate_1 column from the Operations table.
          Here what I've tried using for an expression when trying to configure an expression under Field Rules > Lookups > Conditional Lookups in the Ops_Costs table: dockets->rate="1".AND.Ops_Cost->Op_Type="MR"lookupn(Operations->Mr_rate_1)
          This results in the following error msg.: "Extra characters at end of expression." Any suggestions would again be appreciated.
          One other question: are the IF ... Then of the expression implied - I can't find those in the Logical Operators list

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            RE: Table lookups

            Bill, I think the Conditional Table Lookup field rule may not be powerful enough to do what you are attempting. Instead of 'conditioning' the identity of the lookup table on values in the same table for which the field rule is being defined, you are trying to use values from related records elsewhere in the set. i.e. in several different child tables. I'm not sure it's possible.

            Try a simpler set. Try to define a conditional table lookup field rule for a field in the parent table, using a 'condition' based on the value of a field in the child table of that set, to see if it's even possible. when I try to do it here, I do not see the related child tables 'available' in the expression builder.

            Unlike Alpha Four, this version of Alpha Five does not support set level field rules, which is what I think you would need to do this. Instead, all field rules are table level. The field rule engine for your parent table probably doesn't 'see' the fields in the related child tables...

            My suggestion would be to abandon the table level field rule lookups entirely, and roll your own. Input from the user stored in variables could be used to determine which related tables to present for further data entry or selection.

            -- tom

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