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    Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

    I have a tabbed subform for a database consisting of a parent table and 2 child tables. I wish to prevent changes to the parent record (which is on its own page of the tabbed subform), but allow changes to the child records (on separate pages of the tabbed subform). I know that I can restict command access to the entire form or to fields individually. Is there a way to restrict access to a single tabbed page?

    If I restrict fields individually, does that mean that they can't be further edited after they have been entered initially before saving the record? That would not be acceptable. I only want to prevent changes to the record after it has been committed.

    At present, my strategy is to restrict access to the entire form and allow editing to the child records by placing buttons on the appropriate pages to call child forms where editing is allowed.

    Is there a better way to do this in Alpha 5?

    Best regards,
    Robin Sculthorpe

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    RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

    Robin,

    You don't mention whether the child tables are displayed on browses on the tabbed form. In a one to many situation you will probably want to display child records in a browse which may be but need not be on a tab of a subform.

    If you place parent and child fields on a form (or subform) your users will see a record for each parent-child combination which could be quite a few. For example a parent with three records in each child table would show six times which may not be what you want.

    Even if your child tables are displayed in browses on separate tabs I would advise against placing parent fields on their own tab because the visual message conveyed by this disposition of fields is of three entities at the same level of subordination which is contrary to the structure of the data you are displaying: a superordinate parent with two subordinate data domains.

    Bill
    Bill Hanigsberg

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      #3
      RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

      Actually, both child links to the parent are one to one and I am not using any browses. The sole purpose of the two child tables was to provide a table for memos that can be edited and another table for information that I want to allow the end user to edit as well. The parent file must not be editable after the parent record is committed. I was hoping that there might be a way to restrict editing for the parent table, but allow editing for the child tables all of which appear on the tabbed subform (each table on its own separate page). I don't know if this is possible.

      Thank you for your help and consideration.
      Robin Sculthorpe

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        #4
        RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

        Robin,

        If everything must be done on a single form I think you will have to dynamically disable and enable individual fields as necessary using code attached to form events.

        An alternative would be separate forms to edit the child records. In other words prevent enters and changes on in your main form but provide a button to edit each current child record which would call up a form containing only the fields where you want to allow data entry.

        Bill
        Bill Hanigsberg

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          #5
          RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

          You might try putting a parentform.restrict_change() event in the OnTabChange event. Something like the following:

          No = Tabbed1.tab_get()
          Choice = Tabbed1.tabs.sheet[No].text
          select
          case Choice = "child tab name here"
          parentform.restrict_enter = .t.
          parentform.restrict_change = .t.
          case Choice = "parent tab name here"
          parentform.restrict_enter = .f.
          parentform.restrict_change = .f.
          end select
          end
          Peter
          AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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


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            #6
            RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

            Hey Peter,

            That's a nice approach and creates a motive for segregating the fields he doesn't want edited on a separate tab.

            Now suppose he didn't do that. Is there an easy way to measure that no tab is active, that is, a field not on the tabbed object must be active? Then you could change the properties of the form with code on that event.

            Of course if there weren't too many non-tab fields he could just hang prevent enters/changes on the can_arrive of each of them and allow enters/changes on the activate of each tab.

            Bill
            Bill Hanigsberg

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              #7
              RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

              Hello Bill,

              Of course if there weren't too many non-tab fields he could just hang prevent enters/changes on the can_arrive of each of them and allow enters/changes on the activate of each tab.

              I guess my approach would be to code the form's OnInit event and the tabbed object event. There is probably a clever way to code "OnTabDepart event" or "OnFormArrive event" - if you know what I mean.

              Got to catch a plane to NY. Will be back Monday sometime.

              Peter
              Peter
              AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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


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                #8
                RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

                Peter and William,

                Thank you so much for your discussion and ideas. I am converting an Alpha 4 application to Alpha 5, but I am still thinking inside the Alpha 4 "box". Alpha 5 obviously opens up a lot more potential for handling problems efficiently, but it seems hard to even know where to begin. Of course, I could handle this situation the same way that I did in Alpha 4 (which was with separate child forms that could be edited), but I don't want to miss any opportunities to make the application better than before. If I can accomplish what I need with one tabbed subform that would be so much simpler. I greatly appreciate your help and will be experimenting with your ideas.

                Thanks again,
                Robin Sculthorpe

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                  #9
                  RE: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

                  Robin,

                  When you wrote, "I am converting an Alpha 4 application to Alpha 5, but I am still thinking inside the Alpha 4 'box'," you describe a process all who started in A4 have undergone. I recreated my most significant A4 application twice: once (if I can put it this way) as an A4 application using the A5 platform and second as a true A5 application, conceived in A5.

                  It took me time to make that transition but it is worth it because so much more is possible in A5.

                  Best wishes,
                  Bill
                  Bill Hanigsberg

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                    #10
                    Re: Restricting Record Changes on a Tabbed Subform

                    Originally posted by Peter.Greulich View Post
                    You might try putting a parentform.restrict_change() event in the OnTabChange event. Something like the following:

                    No = Tabbed1.tab_get()
                    Choice = Tabbed1.tabs.sheet[No].text
                    select
                    case Choice = "child tab name here"
                    parentform.restrict_enter = .t.
                    parentform.restrict_change = .t.
                    case Choice = "parent tab name here"
                    parentform.restrict_enter = .f.
                    parentform.restrict_change = .f.
                    end select
                    end
                    Hi Peter, I'm trying to do something similar. I would like to make Jan, Feb, Mar, ect... month dynamically enabled/disabled depending on the current month. Thereby locking the previous months records for editing. How would I do that? I have a single form with Jan - Dec, and Total values.

                    thanks,

                    Mark

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