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    Passing Variables between Forms

    Greetings!

    I've been working to resolve this problem I've been having. I've been posting in the Alpha Five version 5 forum and just realized that. I"m using Alpha 6 1534:2007.

    http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/alphaphorum/read.php3?num=11&offset=0&thread=73577&sortby=lastreply&direction=desc&id=73659

    Is the link. Here's a basic description of the problem.

    I'm having some trouble passing a variable between two forms, and I know it's because I"m missing something simple.

    I Have a Set that contains the data for a shipment of lumber. The parent contains the information about who sent it and when it was recieved. There is a child table which contains the different types of species and amounts that are on that shipment.

    I have a form with a browse for that set. The form displays the data such as who sent the shipment and when it was recieved. The browse contains a list of items and amounts that were on the shipment.

    The browse is read only so that the user doesn't accidently change the data, or add extra data. There is a button which opens a form for the entry of items specifically for this Shipment.

    I want to copy the shipment number and add it to the form that gets opened so that the user does not re-type the shipment number and accidnetly make a mistake.

    We've done pretty much everything in the post, and I have re-named all my tables/forms/variables to names without spaces.

    Any help would be appreciated.
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    RE: Passing Variables between Forms

    In the code archive Tom Cone posted a routine for passing values between forms . Check that out, it may help you.

    Jim

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      RE: Passing Variables between Forms

      Jonathan,

      I reworked your scripts using A5V6. Found it difficult to use the OnInit event in the called form to do the processing, so elected to do it from the calling form instead. Your validation rules in the Cuttings table were getting in the way (referenced tables that had later been renamed). I also removed blank spaces from the form names. Finally, I refreshed the browse in the calling form using the Save and Return button on the called form.

      The attachment should be unzipped to an empty folder.

      -- tom

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        RE: Passing Variables between Forms

        Tom,

        Thank you for your help in this matter. The attachment from the above post only contains the Database which I posted. It didn't contain the changes that you mentioned you made.

        I was able to get it to work based on what you said that you did and the example database you posted on variable passing for A5v5.

        An interesting thing which I saw was that on your posted database example the only method that worked was the one you mentioned above. Having the calling form set the data on the called form. The other two methods of you posted example for A5v5 does not work in A5v6. Perhaps there's a bug in A5v6 which doesn't allow the 2 methods to work.

        I figured I'd let you know so that you can go back and look at it and perhaps find out why those 2 methods don't work on your posted example and perhaps /bug it if that's the case.

        Thanks again for your help,

        Jon Short

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          RE: Passing Variables between Forms

          Glad you got it going.

          -- tom

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