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    Basic Data Entry Form - Example

    Here's a basic data entry form, designed for Alpha Four users migrating to Alpha Five. The user's ability to add, delete, or change records in the table is governed by manipulating the properties of the data entry form itself.
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    RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

    Here's a revised version, with enhancements suggested by Barry Rochford.

    Thanks, Barry!

    -- tom

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      RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

      Aaron Strickland found a glitch in my OnPush event for the Save button.

      It's been fixed, and the revised version is attached.

      Thanks, Aaron.

      -- tom

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        RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

        Thanks for this example. I wish i had seen this before setting up my system a couple of years ago.

        Recently I attended a free microsoft Access seminar - purely for curiousity as the UK HQ is only 7 miles from my house. The thing I enjoyed the most was the demo game of Crimson Skies! (and have since purchased)

        Anyway, they were suggesting separate virtually identical screens, maybe just a color and heading different, with one screen being for ENTER, one for EDIT, one for DELETE and one for VIEWING.
        On finding a record on the VIEW form, pressing the ENTER or EDIT or DELETE button replaced the the form with the one selected.
        Effectively only the colored heading changed, the fields all being in the same place and design.

        If you can understand what I mean, do you think the idea is a practical and/or useful to use in A5?

        Robin

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          RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

          Here's a revised version.

          Alex Levy found it possible to keep entering new records without pushing the Save button. This has been fixed.

          Robin James suggested displaying something for the user so they'll know what 'mode' they're in. A simple text box has been added to do this.

          Lynn Morey suggested having the cursor positioned at end of unselected text, to avoid inadvertant loss of data during edits. This was done by adding simple field rules for each field.

          -- tom cone

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            RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

            Tom,
            Thanks for the posting. It is always nice to see different ways to do things. Your form has given me some new ideas and a solution to a problem I was having with data entry on one form I have been using.

            Jerry

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              RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

              Tom

              I tried to copy the various scripts to a current system I have set up, so that I can save the users despoiling their own databases by accident.

              I had trouble running the script when it seeks to focus the form on a particular field - idnum. I simply changed it to the name of a field in my table. But it keeps on fouling up. Is there a trick to this?

              Peter

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                RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

                Peter,
                Did you declare the oktosave variable in the form?

                Jim

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                  RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

                  Congratulations, I downloaded and printed the scripts, and I think it's great. It can be applied to other forms.

                  Has anybody tested it with forms having embedded browses or sub-forms.

                  I wonder if the same is available to simulate the DOS Version of Alpha, such as indexes, find, and etch.

                  I think that printing the scripts with the documentor, can help one to fully understand some of the scripts and how they work.

                  Great job.

                  Robert

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                    RE: Basic Data Entry Form - Example

                    I am trying to combine this basic entry form concepts with your passing global variables concepts examples.

                    Thanks for your examples.

                    Don Reed

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