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    Help with Application

    I have a sales order app. that I am writing.
    The app. consists of a set called "order Entry".
    I first chose a manufacturer and then a customer.
    I can then type in the products for the vendor chosen.
    Everything works fine so far. Here's the problem.
    Each Vendor/Customer combination needs a vendor cust#.
    I have a seperate table with the following fields. VendorID, CustID, Cust number, Price List and Notes.
    I need the vendor number to appear on the order entry form,
    after choosing the Vendor and Customer.
    I have enclosed a zip file. The start form is "order Entry"
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    #2
    RE: Help with Application

    Jeff,

    I am not quite sure what you mean. Do you just want the vendor id to show on the form? Do you want to create a new number based ont the customer and the vendor? Whats the purpose of the other table?

    If its just the vendor id you want to display you can put the field on the form from the drag drop list or you can create a calc field to show the value.

    If you want to create a new number based on the cust/ vendor combo then a calc field is probably the best way to go.

    Give some more detail and I am sure we can help you out.

    Scott

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      #3
      RE: Help with Application

      Hi Scott,
      I want a value from the vendor customer numbers table to appear on the order entry form.
      The vendorcustno. table has all of the vendor/customer account numbers.
      Here's an example;
      On the order form I choose a manufacturer. Then a customer.
      That customer will have the same account number every time I write an order for that customer/Vendor combination.
      Each one of my manufacturers assign a different customer number for each customer. I represent 30 different manufacturers, and have over 150 customers.
      Thanks.

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        #4
        RE: Help with Application

        OK I think I understand now. The vendorcustno table was not in your post. There are 2 ways to do what I think it is you want.

        First way is to make vendorcustno part of your set. By doing thst you have access to all fields. You can use a combination of a link and filter to get your desired result.

        The second way would be to create a calc field and use the lookup() funtion to get the value of a field.

        hope this helps

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          #5
          RE: Help with Application

          Here is the correct attachement with the vendor customer number table.
          I need to do a lookup based on the order entry form vendor/customer choices. I guess it would be something like this:
          The lookup would open the vendorcustno table - apply a filter to show the manufacturer chosen on the order entry form - and then fill in the correct custnumber.

          I stil can't get it. Any help woiuld be appreciated.

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            #6
            RE: Help with Application

            Jef,

            Explain what it is you're doing. Did you link them in a set or are you trying to use a lookup as Scott suggeted? I'm guessing you are tyring to use a lookup; post the expression so we can see what you did wrong.

            kenn
            TYVM :) kenn

            Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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              #7
              RE: Help with Application

              Jeff,

              OK I am clear now. Just to confirm, your vendor needs the customer number they assigned to your customer for drop ship purposes or whatever, correct??

              What you need to do is actually quite simple. First you need to add a field to your order header table(orders) to store this value. Lets call it "vendcustno".

              You then need to put a script probably on your 'OnDepart" event for the 'customerid' field that will set the value of "orders->vendcustno" using the LOOKUP() or LOOKUPC() function. Filter the lookup to match both the vendono and custno. ie.
              :orders:vendcustno.value = LOOKUP("orders","FILTER","Vendor_no")

              The filter might be a little tricky to get the right syntax, but I am sure its doable.

              Keep in mind that if either custno or vendno is changed you need to make sure that "orders->vendcutno" gets updated before the record is saved.

              Even though I emailed you, I placed this on the board to benifit others as well as get more input for you.

              Scott

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                #8
                RE: Help with Application

                Scott has done a great job of setting me straight.
                Here's what he came up with.On depart event after entering a customer on the order form.

                dim shared fcid as C
                dim shared fmfg as C

                fcid = order_entry:customerid.value
                fmfg = order_entry:vendorid.value
                vcid = lookup("vendorcustno","Custid = '"+fcid+"' .and. Vendorid = '"+fmfg+"'","Vendor_no")
                order_entry:vendcustno.value = vcid

                Problem is- The values in order_entry: customerid and Vendorid is this. When using a lookup for the cust id and VendorID. I have the lookup fill in the actual name of the customer and Vendor.Unless I change my form this scrit does not work.
                Any suggestions?

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