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    I have a set with one "one to many" link. A form is designed for the set. When focus is on the form I would like to be able to find records based on a field in the child table. I know this can be done by inverting the set, but it is rather cumbersome for the user.
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    RE: Set stuff

    Look for this thread:

    "go to master based on child info"

    I posted an example which may do what you are trying to do.

    Bill
    Bill Hanigsberg

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      #3
      RE: Set stuff

      Here is a copy of my database.

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        #4
        RE: Set stuff

        Bill, further in this regard, the whole purpose of this dattabase is to find purchase order numbers that are associated with an invoice number.

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          #5
          RE: Set stuff

          James,

          Since you have a set which links invoice to purchase orders one to many why not just use a form based on this set find the invoice number and observe the associated purchase orders in an embedded browse?

          This is so obvious you would have thought of it in a second if it did what you need so therefore you must need something else. Please explain what that is.

          Bill
          Bill Hanigsberg

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            #6
            RE: Set stuff

            In the first message of this thread you say you want to search based on the child record (the po). To see how you might do precisely this find the example I mentioned in my initial reply.

            Bill
            Bill Hanigsberg

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              RE: Set stuff

              Our client is faced with this, when their customer pays an invoice they refer only to the purchase order, not our clients invoice number. So, oru clients problem is finding the purchase order number and then the corresponding invoice number to apply the payment. As I stated before, there may be up to five purchase order numbers associated with our clients invoice number. If there were only one po per invoice this field could be included in the primary table of the set from which the invoice is constructed.

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                RE: Set stuff

                I really feel that it would be better to give yoyr client a choice of how to apply payments; ie: by PO number or by Invoice #.

                Based on their selection, give them an appropriate form based on an invoice to PO set OR a PO to invoice set. This would aleviate confusion and make yoyur development much more straightforward.

                Remember, Sets are task-specific collections of tables. Use them to your advantage.

                Tom

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                  #9
                  RE: Set stuff

                  I agree completely.
                  Bill
                  Bill Hanigsberg

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                    RE: Set stuff

                    Bill, I have reread your first reply and the thread. It does exactly what I want. My problem is that I am not proficient in the use of Xbasic. Is it possible to use your set that contains the link and complete the necesary form with Action Scripting? Normally, when placing an order only one purchase order number would be proveded. In this instance our client's customer may have as many as five purchase order numbers applying to one order. When paying, the customer refers only to one or several purchase order numbers that relate to a particular order.
                    Thanks much for your help.

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                      RE: Set stuff

                      Jim,

                      I will set this up using *your* set. I'm sure it can be done using action scripting but it will take me twice as long to do it that way (because of my inexperience with A/S) so I may not use it.

                      To be clear:
                      -a single invoice can have multiple purchase orders
                      -a user will have one or more po's and will need to find the corresponding invoice.

                      Please confirm this.

                      Secondly, Tom Henkel's suggestion can be made very convenient for your situation so as a brain teaser I'll set that up too. Choice is good, no?

                      Bill
                      Bill Hanigsberg

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                        RE: Set stuff

                        This is more than I expected, but who is complaining. Actually in the real world situation it is only one of my client's customers that submits orders with one to five purchase order numbers. Most don't even use purchase order numbers so my customers present software is sufficient. A purchase order field is provided on the order entry screen.

                        I believe your understanding of my convulated question is correct.

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                          RE: Set stuff

                          Hi again,

                          I did up a quick and dirty revision (mainly dirty!).

                          Open this up into a separate folder and do not mix it with your own work.

                          I removed the database setting to max all forms.

                          I create an inverted set (po_to_inv) as per Tom H. I made a form for it (embed_br) and provided a standard find button as well as an Xdialog custom find.

                          I added a form (default_with_search)with a custom Xdialog find. This form is based on your preexisting purchase orders set.

                          I worked very fast so you should feel free to ask any questions that occur to you. I used a lot of action scripting in hopes of making things clear.

                          Bill
                          Bill Hanigsberg

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                            #14
                            RE: Set stuff

                            Thanks to you and Tom. This will do the trick and I am very appreciative.

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