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    Subform equivalent

    Hi, those of us who came from Access would be familiar with the subform and that you can set the sourceobject property of the subform to display another form/report. Is there an equivalent component in Alpha Anywhere. I don't want another tab in the UI I want to mimic this in Alpha Anywhere. This will be useful in convincing my clients.
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    Re: Subform equivalent

    Are you referring to desktop or web? Desktop has subforms but they need to be based upon the same table or set as the parent form. Web can have pages in an iframe which mimics a "subform" if you like. Also the UX allows you to also have a "subform" like concept whether using grids or other components. So basically, either way, the answer would be yes.
    Peter
    AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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

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      #3
      Re: Subform equivalent

      I was referring to the web, I am now starting my journey into Alpha Anywhere after years of programming in MS Access, what in UX are you referring to that give the same "subform" effect?

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        #4
        Re: Subform equivalent

        Hello Scott,

        I suggest you to learn the A5 technology first and view all necessary videos. You need to think in terms of how A5 works and you may not need to use any sub form. See what options A5 can offer you. We need to move on.

        Regards,

        Doron
        The Farber Consulting Group, Inc.

        Web site: http://www.dFarber.com
        MS SQL Blog: http://www.dfarber.com/computer-consulting-blog.aspx
        Convert Ms Access to Web
        MS SQL Remote DBA
        Alpha Five Development

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          #5
          Re: Subform equivalent

          Doron is right. Look at the videos - in particular, the v11 videos. You need to do a little research to get a sense for the possibilities.
          Peter
          AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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

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            #6
            Re: Subform equivalent

            Hi Lawrence,

            Welcome fellow Access refugee

            Yes, there is the absolutely equivalent of sub forms in the UX
            Look for "Embedded Objects" under the "Other Controls" section, You can embed another UX, Grid or even a report.

            Yes, it is a long and winding journey transitioning from Access to Alpha I feel like it is 30% learning Alpha and 70% learning the Web World

            Feel free to contact me any time as I know the journey you are on and I have been there, done that.

            Bruce

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              #7
              Re: Subform equivalent

              Hi Scott,

              Steve Working created great videos for Alpha Five version 11. It is a great resource to get a head start with Alpha Five. Most of the videos cover just grids.

              Regards,

              Doron
              The Farber Consulting Group, Inc.

              Web site: http://www.dFarber.com
              MS SQL Blog: http://www.dfarber.com/computer-consulting-blog.aspx
              Convert Ms Access to Web
              MS SQL Remote DBA
              Alpha Five Development

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                #8
                Re: Subform equivalent

                Thanks Bruce, I will try this. Glad to know that there are other Access guys here making the transition to Alpha Anywere. Once I get to the actual command that will set the equivalent of the " SourceObject" property I should be ok. I will definitely let you know how it goes. Thanks Again.

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                  #9
                  Re: Subform equivalent

                  If it helps Lawrence, I am doing this for a client at the moment, but my background is from the Alpha side and not Access.
                  When you start to get to grips with AS, try importing the Access tables and running AS and Access side by side to see the possibilities.
                  See our Hybrid Option here;
                  https://hybridapps.example-software.com/

                  Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
                  You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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                    Re: Subform equivalent

                    Thanks for all the feedback guys, it is comforting to know that there are so many of you all looking at threads and giving such good technical advice. I will be using the embedded object together with the page layout component to attempt to get the desired effect, I know I will encounter challenges along the way but will let you all know if I succeed. Happy Coding!

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                      #11
                      Re: Subform equivalent

                      Guys, I got it to work! and with out a line code. The embedded objects are hidden and then I fire some Javascript to load the selected embedded object and hide the rest. Now on to my next challenge. Thanks again for all your feedback.
                      Lawrence Scott

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