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    Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

    Can one form named "Coverall" be used with cover01.dbf, cover02.dbf and cover03.dbf files.

    Or must I have an indiv. form for each dbf.
    Thanks in advance.
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    Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

    Discussed here.
    There can be only one.

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      Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

      Stan,
      Is there anything about A5 that you do not know?
      Thanks again.

      Other than shadow db redirector's is there any other way.
      Thanks
      Peter

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        Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

        Is there anything about A5 that you do not know?
        Yes.

        Other than shadow db redirector's is there any other way.
        No. A form is just a "window" into a table.

        You are aware that you can copy the same form to multiple tables so long as their structures are the same insofar as the fields on the form are concerned?
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

          Stan,
          Yes I am aware I can copy forms to same dbf files. See the issue I have is 50+ letter & reports templates that are associated. If I have 3 sets of DB then there will be 3x that many letters & templates.
          Peter

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            Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

            So my question is why do you have three sets of tables? If the structures are the same and there is some reason you can't normally filter for the records you want visible/prnted, add a field to each of the three, populate it with some sort of id, create a new blank dbf with the same structure, append all the records from all three tables.

            Now you can filter for the id and whatever your normal filter was. nThe forms and reports would have to be copied to the new table but only once. You could duplicate the table that has the forms and reports and avoid that issue.
            There can be only one.

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              Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

              Stan
              My client wants to separate Active, Prospects and Archived records.
              He does not want it all in one database
              So having 3 databases Cover01.dbf Cover02.dbf and Cover03.dbf correspondingly works. Same struct.
              Note that records may need to moved from Prospect (Cover02) to Active Cover01.dbf if a prospect become an active client.
              I have 3 forms that refer to cover01.dbf if I create cover02 and cover03 then I will have 9 forms to maintain.
              Additionally I have many letter & reports templates that refer to cover01.dbf file as well if I create cover02 & 03 I will triple the number of letters & reports.

              This is may circumstance.
              Thanks in advance
              Peter

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                Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                Just as a thought, why not copy the appropriate records to a temp table and have the reports use the data from it. That way you make only need to create a rountine to extract the data from the particular table and the report routines would never need to be touched.

                A similar technique can be used for your forms by copying relevant records to a temp table and displaying the data in the temp table with your form.

                Frankly, I think that Stan's ideas are way better than this. I am not sure what reasoning the client has to want these records separated, but I think that it is time to explain the always greater costs of developing and changing any current and newly thought up additions to his system. There is also a very good case for efficiency of operation in routines like he has specified which become more and more pronounced as the number of records grow. And unless their is some unmentioned reasoning, you should normally be ready to tell a client that you are the expert and know how things need to be done for efficiency just as you would never tell him how to do his job.
                Last edited by Doug Page; 02-26-2009, 08:02 PM.

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                  Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                  Doug,
                  I did think of your suggestion to copy but client want records separate.
                  THanks
                  On option is to create the 3 separate DB and associated forms which would not be that complicated. But I have over 50 reports & letters that would grow to 150 if each report & letter needed to be created. I tried Layout_rename to copy as a test but it did not work. It also does not allow you to change the asssociate dbf file like the Control Panel "Copy To..." command does.

                  Is there a command to equal the Control Panel "Copy To..." that would allow the copy of a letter using a different dbf.

                  Thanks

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                    Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                    Is there a command to equal the Control Panel "Copy To..." that would allow the copy of a letter using a different dbf.
                    The same functionality is available on the Letters tab of the controlpanel. right click on the letter name and choose Copy To...
                    There can be only one.

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                      Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                      Stan,
                      I'm aware of your note,
                      I'm looking for script command that equals controlpanel "Copy To.."

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                        Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                        Originally posted by pk9 View Post
                        Stan,
                        I'm aware of your note,
                        I'm looking for script command that equals controlpanel "Copy To.."
                        The closest I've found is this action script.
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                          Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                          Al, Thanks I found that in the help file but is listed "Internal Use Only"
                          The command is A5_COPY_LAYOUT_TO()
                          I would like the entire command so I can specify the new dbf filename

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                            Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                            And where there is an Action script element, there is an xbasic command.

                            a5_copy_layout_to()

                            In this case it doesn't accept parameters that I can see and just invokes the genie.
                            There can be only one.

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                              Re: Is there way to have one form used on 3 dbf (file struc the same)

                              I came across an issue that may not allow me to do what I intended to do give the use of auto increm in the original table. The increments are used to generate an invoice number which will now be out of syn.
                              Not good.
                              P.

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