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    Search Grid On A Desktop Form

    Hi All

    I have created a Search Grid web component and embedded it on a desktop form. This Search Grid is designed to allow the user to search for a specific customer in the database. (Please see pic) I'm looking to create a link between the search grid and the customer desktop form. The idea being that when the user comes across the customer they are looking for, they can simply click either on the row or a link that would then open the related customer form.

    Is this possible? And if so, how do I build it?

    Search Form.JPG

    #2
    Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

    Follow Up...

    If it is not possible to link an embedded grid to a desktop form. How can I program a desktop button to run a search of a browse based on values entered into a number of variables?

    Please see pic as a simple example.

    Search.JPG

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      #3
      Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

      Why not use a Browse with a click through to the record?
      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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        #4
        Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

        Hi Ted

        Using the browse with a on row click is my back up plan. The issue i'm having with this is building the variables and search button. The database will have over 110,000 customers, so I need a solid search tool.

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          #5
          Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

          Unzip the attached form and import to the customer table in AlphaSports.

          search form.a5pkg
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

            Hi Stan

            Thanks for the Form!

            Is there anyway to modify the search to allow a partial search?

            For example: If the user searches for "15 Park St", but the field value is "15 Park Street"

            It's just that when I enter part of the field value it returns nothing.

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              #7
              Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

              Add another form variable named addr.

              Add this to the search button code.

              if var->addr > ""
              filt = filt + quote(var->addr) +" $ Bill_Address_1"
              end if

              That will allow someone to enter 15 Park and get either.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                Thanks Stan! That works perfectly.

                Can you recommend how to code a Refresh button to clear the filter?

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                  #9
                  Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                  To clear the filter issue a show all. To clear the variables reset them to blank (negative number for the creditrating).
                  There can be only one.

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                    #10
                    Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                    Nice search technique for editing, I will be using it in my forms, BTW, How do we search dates that has a from and to criteria?

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                      #11
                      Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                      Hi Stan

                      I've come across an issue using this code while searching numeric and date fields.

                      Any suggestions on how to modify the code?

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                        #12
                        Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                        Would depend on what your issue is. The searching works for me with numerics as is. Try searching for creditrating 3 in AlphaSports.
                        There can be only one.

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                          #13
                          Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                          Here is a copy of my code for a Customer Search form.

                          The v_custid is where I am having problems.

                          The error I get is "argument is incorrect data type"

                          filt = ""
                          if var->v_cname > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_cname) +" $ cust_fnme"
                          end if
                          if var->v_cname2 > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_cname2) +" $ cust_lnme"
                          end if
                          if var->v_caddr1 > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_caddr1) +" $ cust_add1"
                          end if
                          if var->v_caddr2 > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_caddr2) +" $ cust_add2"
                          end if
                          if var->v_cunit > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_cunit) +" $ cust_unit"
                          end if
                          if var->v_ccity > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_ccity) +" $ cust_city"
                          end if
                          if var->v_cstate > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_cstate) +" $ cust_state"
                          end if
                          if var->v_czip > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_czip) +" $ cust_zip"
                          end if
                          if var->v_ccnty > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_ccnty) +" $ cust_cntry"
                          end if
                          if var->v_ctel > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_ctel) +" $ tel_1"
                          end if
                          if var->v_ctel2 > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_ctel2) +" $ tel_2"
                          end if
                          if var->v_ctel3 > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_ctel3) +" $ tel_3"
                          end if
                          if var->v_cemail > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_cemail ) +" $ email"
                          end if
                          if var->v_caccount > ""
                          filt = filt + quote(var->v_caccount ) +" $ accnt_num"
                          end if
                          if var->v_custid >= 0
                          filt = filt + "cust_id = "+alltrim(str(var->custid))
                          end if
                          filt = ltrim(filt," .and. ")
                          parentform.QueryRun(filt)

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                            #14
                            Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                            What data type field is cust_id and what datatype is the variable custid?
                            There can be only one.

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                              #15
                              Re: Search Grid On A Desktop Form

                              Cust_id is a auto incremented numeric field with a starting value of 120000.

                              the custid variable is v_custid = "".

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