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    Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

    Not had this trouble before.
    I have a master form which captures data. Lots of it.

    To simplify viewing of key fields, I have a Quick Filter button which clearly shows the number of records in the sub-set.
    The second form shows fewer fields and the setting is to display only the Selected Records from the first form.

    Most time this works and the correct number of records are shown however occasionally the number of records selected reverts to the whole data set and shows record number 1.
    This mightily confuses the users.

    Question. How to force the presentation of the Selected Record from form 1 in form 2 consistently?
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    Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

    Action Scripting allows you to open another form and match records based on a field value.

    It's a good place to start and view the code generated.
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      #3
      Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

      Not what I want Al.
      I need the currently selected records to display in the new form on display.
      Action scripting code does not seem to work consistently.
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        Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

        A screen shot would be helpful...and a bit more info wouldn't hurt either.

        If the table is the same, try a saved Query operation if your filter is more complex than what Al suggested. Otherwise, if the AS does work most tmes, then post the xbasic from it and we can help you modify it.
        Last edited by MoGrace; 12-20-2018, 05:27 PM.
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          #5
          Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

          Originally posted by Ted Giles View Post
          Not what I want Al.
          I need the currently selected records to display in the new form on display.
          Action scripting code does not seem to work consistently.
          I'm thinking there are deep dark secrets that can be answered with a sample....

          That's the best I can do for humour today..
          Al Buchholz
          Bookwood Systems, LTD
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          "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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            #6
            Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

            Thanks both, I will put something together.
            What I have noticed, is that if I edit form 1 and save it, the problem persists. Compacting the workspace allows the app to work properly.
            I have tried reindexing but that didn't help.
            Anyway, I will attempt to post an example.

            Edit. Robins comment triggered sumething in my aging brain. I will try using the Action Script code as a code snippet and try that in my OnPush event. It might just be the interaction of multiple events on the form confusing the action script.
            I will post it anyway.
            Last edited by Ted Giles; 12-20-2018, 06:47 PM.
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              #7
              Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

              Code used as an Action Script.

              Code:
              'Quick Filter
              
              'Filter records based on the value in current control in current form.
              'If the current object is a button, then first give focus to the previous object
              If obj(topparent.active()).class() = "button" then 
              	obj(topparent.active_prev()).activate()
              End If
              topparent.quick_search()
              >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
              
              'Refresh - not sure if it is actually required
              
              'This action has been commented out.
              ' 'Refresh data in current form at parent level.
              ' 'Can only resynch data in View mode, so save record first to be sure that layout is in View mode.
              ' topparent.Commit()
              ' topparent.Resynch()
              ' topparent.Refresh_Layout()
              
              >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
              'Open new form with current filter active
              
              'Open a Form or Browse layout, displaying all, or selected records in the layout.
              current_filter = current_filter_expn()
              current_order = current_order_expn()
              query.filter = current_filter
              query.order =  current_order	
              
              
              'Open the layout_type showing just the records that satisfy the filter
              DIM Shared varP_My_Test_Form as P
              DIM layout_name as c 
              layout_name = "My Test Form"
              
              
              dim tempP as p
              'Get pointer to existing window. In case layout_name is qualified with a dictionary name, extract up to first @. In case formname has spaces, normalize it
              tempP=obj(":"+object_name_normalize(word(layout_name,1,"@")))
              'Test if pointer is valid
              if is_object(tempP) then 
              	'Test if pointer refers to a form or browse
              	if tempP.class() = "form" .or. tempP.class() = "browse" then 
              				dim flagIsBaseFilter as l 
              		flagIsBaseQuery = .t.
              
              		
              		if flagIsBaseFilter then 
              			'Apply the query to the form or browse as the Base query. (this means that 
              			'the user cannot turn the query off, only add to the query)
              			tempP.BaseQueryRun(query.filter,query.order)
              		else
              			tempP.QueryRun(query.filter,query.order)		
              			
              		end if 
              		
              		'then activate the already open window
              		tempP.activate()
              	else
              		'Window is not already open, so open it
              		varP_My_Test_Form = :Form.viewqueried(layout_name,query.filter, query.order )
              
              	end if
              else 
              	varP_My_Test_Form = :Form.viewqueried(layout_name,query.filter, query.order )
              
              end if
              Last edited by Al Buchholz; 12-20-2018, 07:16 PM. Reason: added code tags
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                #8
                Re: Opening a second form and displaying selected records shown in the first form

                Oh well!
                I cannot regularly replicate the problem I was/am having, and the app is a confidential client one which I really cannot post as an example.
                I will just have to wait and see how many problems I get and maybe do a rewrite for the record selection process.
                FBF works with no error at all! It's the QF which is the issue.

                Thanks for listening.
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