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    Alphasports-fire district db

    While looking and trying to adapt Alphasports for a database, I noticed that when you go to the invoice page and press print this invoice, it is stuck on the same invoice. Also, while changing customers, the embedded browse doesn't change. I am trying to create a database for a fire department(and first responders) where they can keep track of fireman calls so that they can pay the small fee they get for calls. (volunteer). I am modeling the db after alphasports which has customer (firemen) invoices with embedded browse (keep current track of their calls), each fire call (events) and all the reports as such. There are three separate fire stations and the district. I need reports separate for each and one for the district. I get very close to completing this and then the db doesn't work when I add new fireman, events,... It has been a few years since I worked with alpha and volunteered to do this for the firemen. I know this is a long explanation but I am asking for both advice and patience. This should not be difficult but I have been working on this for a few months.

    Thanks,

    #2
    Re: Alphasports-fire district db

    I noticed that when you go to the invoice page and press print this invoice, it is stuck on the same invoice.
    Are you speaking of your modified database or the original AlphaSports? Easiest way to get help is to attach your database here, if that's the problem child, and include instructions how to replicate the problems.

    Your issue above seems to be that you have changed something that makes the filter for the invoice report not find the proper record(s).
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Alphasports-fire district db

      Check the invoice report to see what filter is saved there.

      Sometimes when you click on an report (invoice in this case) button to print a report and then put the report in design mode, the filter sticks to the report - and you don't want it to.

      Just change the filter to blank and the filter from the button will work again.
      Al Buchholz
      Bookwood Systems, LTD
      Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

      Occam's Razor - KISS
      Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
      Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
      When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
      "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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        #4
        Re: Alphasports-fire district db

        Attached is the db that I have been working on. Some things may be redundant--been trying all kinds of things.
        Thanks for the advice.
        Ted
        Attached Files

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          #5
          Re: Alphasports-fire district db

          Your print/preview button refers to date ranges that don't exist.

          Delete or comment out the whole code and add this.

          Code:
          if option = 1 then 'print today's invoices
          	filter = "inlist2(fireman_id,[var->invoice_numbers])"
          else if option = 2 then 'range of dates
          	filter = "between(fireman_id,[varD->begin_inv],[varD->end_inv])"
          end if
          
          
          'substitute the parameters in the filter expression
          filter = replace_parameters(filter,local_variables())
          
          
          
          if print_option = "preview" then 
          	report.preview("Invoice",filter)
          else
          	report.print("invoice",filter)
          end if
          Fire Department.zip
          Last edited by Stan Mathews; 08-17-2016, 02:41 PM.
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: Alphasports-fire district db

            New version.

            Fire Department.zip
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: Alphasports-fire district db

              Originally posted by tedsoileau View Post
              Attached is the db that I have been working on. Some things may be redundant--been trying all kinds of things.
              Thanks for the advice.
              Ted
              Ted you changed the radio object for what the choices are, but changed nothing in the button onPush event.

              They need to be coordinated.

              I'd make a change to what Stan submitted...

              Code:
              if option = 1 then 'print today's invoices
              	filter = "inlist2(fireman_id,[var->invoice_numbers])"
              else if option = 2 then 'range of firemen
              	filter = "between(fireman_id,[var->begin_inv],[var->end_inv])"
              end if
              Al Buchholz
              Bookwood Systems, LTD
              Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

              Occam's Razor - KISS
              Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
              Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
              When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
              "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
              Albert Einstein

              http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                #8
                Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                Ted

                What build of Alpha are you running?
                Al Buchholz
                Bookwood Systems, LTD
                Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                Occam's Razor - KISS
                Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                Albert Einstein

                http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                  #9
                  Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                  Ted

                  Noting that you sent me a private message that this is now working after downloading from somewhere again.

                  Glad to hear it's working.
                  Al Buchholz
                  Bookwood Systems, LTD
                  Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                  Occam's Razor - KISS
                  Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                  Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                  When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                  "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                  Albert Einstein

                  http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                    #10
                    Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                    Originally posted by Al Buchholz View Post
                    Ted

                    Noting that you sent me a private message that this is now working after downloading from somewhere again.

                    Glad to hear it's working.
                    Now I'm getting a mixed messages that this is not working.

                    Please post instructions here..

                    Please be more clear about your instructions.

                    Give the exact name of the buttons to press to reproduce that issue.
                    Al Buchholz
                    Bookwood Systems, LTD
                    Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                    Occam's Razor - KISS
                    Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                    Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                    When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                    "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                    Albert Einstein

                    http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                      #11
                      Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                      Choose Mamou Fire Department
                      Firemen events
                      Go to Firemen 05 Ray Manuel---you will see an event M1
                      Press "print this report"
                      preview---blank report
                      If you choose another firemen and then press New, pick an event, then Print this report--doesn't do it.

                      How can I automatically make the invoice_number the firemen_id? I played with the field rules but can't seem to figure it out.

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                        #12
                        Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                        Originally posted by tedsoileau View Post

                        How can I automatically make the invoice_number the firemen_id? I played with the field rules but can't seem to figure it out.
                        Why would you make the invoice number the fireman_id?

                        Once the invoice is paid then the fireman should start a new invoice.

                        Going down the wrong path is causing too many problems for you.

                        Treat the fireman as a customer and use the fireman_id like a customer id. Use the invoice_id to group an invoice together.

                        Your invoive_id problem with the line items is because you changed the field rule for invoice_items->invoice_id to default to blank.
                        Last edited by Al Buchholz; 08-17-2016, 06:34 PM.
                        Al Buchholz
                        Bookwood Systems, LTD
                        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                        Occam's Razor - KISS
                        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                        Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                        Albert Einstein

                        http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                          #13
                          Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                          Al,
                          My purpose is to have a database where the fire department can keep track of each fireman's calls. I want to have a running list of events that can be tied to each fireman that attend the call (event--ie house fire, rescue, etc). By using the concept of an invoice where an item(event or call) could be added to the ongoing invoice, then at any time, the running total of what each fireman has earned could be checked and printed. I may be making this more complicated then I should. In the database I am working on: Events are like products--can be added to an ongoing invoice for each fireman(customers). Sure hope I made this clear.
                          Thanks

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                            #14
                            Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                            Originally posted by tedsoileau View Post
                            Al,
                            My purpose is to have a database where the fire department can keep track of each fireman's calls. I want to have a running list of events that can be tied to each fireman that attend the call (event--ie house fire, rescue, etc). By using the concept of an invoice where an item(event or call) could be added to the ongoing invoice, then at any time, the running total of what each fireman has earned could be checked and printed. I may be making this more complicated then I should. In the database I am working on: Events are like products--can be added to an ongoing invoice for each fireman(customers). Sure hope I made this clear.
                            Thanks
                            For the $220 onetime payment, you should consider QuickBooks Pro.
                            https://quickbooks.intuit.com/pro/
                            Al Buchholz
                            Bookwood Systems, LTD
                            Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                            Occam's Razor - KISS
                            Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                            Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                            When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                            "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                            Albert Einstein

                            http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                              #15
                              Re: Alphasports-fire district db

                              For free you can get
                              Manager https://www.manager.io/ for one user and much stronger than QB. Multiuser is a bit more
                              Dave Mason
                              [email protected]
                              Skype is dave.mason46

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