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Creating a new record in a child table

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    Creating a new record in a child table

    Hi all
    When i create a new record in the main table, i need to check to see if there is a record in the child table that matches the one in the main db and if not, create one in the child table.
    Example:
    The two tables are linked by an unique number which consist of clock number, process, type
    (i.e. 3650SMAWManual) . In the main table this number may exist many times but in the child table i want is to exist only once. When a new form is completed, i want to check to see if the number exist in the child table and if not i want alphav5 to create the record and populate it automatically. Is there of a way to perform this. I have read the using alpha and the tutorials but have not found where this address. Could someone tell me where to find this information
    Thanks
    Lionel

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    RE: Creating a new record in a child table

    Lionel,

    When you enter a new record in the parent table as soon as you go to the child table the field that you have linked on will be filled with the value you have set for the link.

    To check what values there are in the link field look at the child table on a default form.

    Regards

    Keith Hubert

    Guild Member
    London.
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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      #3
      RE: Creating a new record in a child table

      Hi Keith
      A welder may have 5 qualification for the FCAW process, so he would have five records in the main table but i want only the first record in the child table. Everything is link by a unique number. hope this makes sense.
      Lionel

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        RE: Creating a new record in a child table

        Hi Guys
        I have posted a similar complain on this issue just last month. The refrential integrity of A5V5 set does not work properly. When a new record is created in set the linking key field value is not created on the child table. Lionel did make the same observation I did. The A5 team should please take a note of this problem & fix it as soon as possible.

        RAWLINGS

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          RE: Creating a new record in a child table

          Lionel,

          If your welders are going to have more than one qualification then there should be a child table just for that. The link would be the IDcode for that person.

          There is no problem with data in linking fields.

          Regards

          Keith Hubert

          Guild Member
          London.
          Regards
          Keith Hubert
          Alpha Guild Member
          London.
          KHDB Management Systems
          Skype = keith.hubert


          For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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