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    Show Parent records only that match query on child

    Hi Everyone, I have searched and read trying to figure out if what I want to do is possible. Basically I have a customer table, Custno, Name, etc..... then I have a Jobticket table, Job#, Custno, Date, PO. Then I have JobDetail table, Job#, qty, description, price. Basically I have a form setup with a one to many link between customer and jobticket and one to many link between jobticket and jobdetail. On a form I have a list of customers in a browse, just the customer name, then a browse that shows all the selected customers jobs, and then another browse with the job details. I am able to select a customer, and browse their jobs, which works fine.
    However, I want to be able to search the job details and only show job tickets with that particular search criteria. Example, I select the company "ABC Co." it shows 5 job tickets, each job ticket can have multiple items. So I want to search for "Envelopes" and only show the job tickets that have "envelopes" in the jobdetail. If I make a set with just Jobticket and Jobdetail, and do a search like this, it works right, only parent records are shown that have "envelope" in the detail. But once you link in customer to jobticket, it doesn't work right. So I hope I have given enough information, I just want to know if there's a way to do what I want, without having to open another form. I think it's fairly simple, but can't seem to figure it out. Thank you so much for any help or advice you can give.

    Josh
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    RE: Show Parent records only that match query on c

    Josh,

    Describing queries can be tricky at times. I'm not clear of your goal.

    You want to show ALL customers, but only JobTickets that include Envelope items.

    Or

    You want to show only Customers, who have Jobtickets, that include Envelope items.

    ???


    can you give us a sample dataset from your tables, and tell how you've got them linked together? This would make it easier for us to try to help you.

    -- tom

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      RE: Show Parent records only that match query on c

      open the form, and if you have the system toolbar at the top, just click on the query genie - you can easily specify the query to filter the child table for particulars, and it will only include parents whene there are children that meet the filter criteria - also, you can then save the query with a name, and call it from a button.
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        RE: Show Parent records only that match query on c

        Hi Tom, I have included sample tables and the form I'm talking about. As you will see, if you select a customer, it shows each job ticket, as well as the currently selected job ticket's details. I want to have a type in field to enter a search, say "envelopes" and only show the Job tickets that have "envelopes" in the job detail for the currently selected customer. I hope that clears it up. When I do a query like that, it still shows job tickets that don't have "envelope" in the details. So that's why I'm trying to figure out if I can do this.

        Thank you for your help.
        Josh

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          RE: Show Parent records only that match query on c

          If you change the restrictions on browse2 to not allow enters, changes, and deletes and then make the browse not read-only, a user can then select a field on the browse but cannot make changes, etc.

          If you then add a button with the code

          :Lookup_Customer_Jobs:BROWSE2.quick_search()

          the user can filter the browse records on any field they like.

          For the life of me I can't see how to release the quick_search() without another button using the code

          Lookup_Customer_Jobs:browse2.Show_All()
          Lookup_Customer_Jobs.show_all()

          Maybe someone else will show us how.

          Is this anything close enough to what you want?
          There can be only one.

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            RE: Show Parent records only that match query on c

            Hi Stan, I see what you are saying, but that's not quite what i want to do. Here's the scenario: Customer calls me, ABC Co., wants to know how much their last order of envelopes was. So I open the form, select ABC Co. from the list, it shows me their jobs, now I want to enter "envelope" in a type in field and push a button to then query ABC Co.'s jobs for any jobs that have "envelopes" and only show those jobs for ABC Co. that have "envelope" in the job detail. I can do a query on it, but it still shows ALL the customers jobs, not just ones that have "envelope"..... If a customer has 50 orders, I don't want to see all 50 orders, just the ones that have "envelope" in the job detail. Hope that explains it a little better.

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