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Set structures: Dr Jeckel Mr Hyde

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    #31
    RE: Set structures: Dr Jeckel Mr Hyde

    Cheryl:
    The intended form will show unique locations, all tasks for that locations and all employees for each tasks along with multiple other information: contact numbers, emplyees skills and a myriad of other information that have no direct impact on the primary design I am seeking only to the extent that there are other tables and fields in the set that makes it more complex as it is and not in need of any more complexities.
    The utility of this form is to go those locations, tasks etc. add, delete modify, replace one employee with another etc.
    Gabe

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      #32
      RE: Set structures: Dr Jeckel Mr Hyde

      Thanks all for you input, suggestions and thought provoking.
      Here is what I am working on and I must admit it's rather clumsy and unattractive but I am hoping in the end it might do the job:
      I created 3 forms, lined them up on the screen side by side.
      Each one has an embedded browse, the first two are based on the parent table, the third based on the child.
      In the first form, created a global variable to take the value of he location.
      The second browse in the second form is based on an index based on that variable.
      OnRowChange in the first browse, it is supposed to repudiate the index and resynch the second browse.
      I am still finagling with this and as I said is not attractive at all and also I can't say that it is working as intended so please keep the ideas coming.
      In a previous comment I said you could do without the forms and use browses instead: correction: that would not work, you have to use forms.
      Thanks
      Gabe

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        #33
        RE: Set structures: Dr Jeckel Mr Hyde

        Martin:
        Thanks. I sent my comment #14033 before reading yours and in essence that's what I am working on, but it's not a pretty piture.
        Gabe

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          #34
          RE: Set structures: Dr Jeckel Mr Hyde

          Here's another crackpot idea that may or may not work: Use a dummy table (I know you don't want one, but..) w. a form and a single embedded browse. Since it's a dummy table, you can pop. w. any values from any combo of tables. You could insert a code field (or whatever) and differentiate records w. color equations.

          -PG
          Peter
          AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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          https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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            #35
            RE: Set structures: Dr Jeckel Mr Hyde

            Peter:
            The dummy table could have events to retrieve fields from the set and assign them to variables on a form based on the dummy table. If that's what you mean, then you don't need the dummy table, just create a form based on the set that will do just that (this falls in line with Jim Chapman's suggestion).
            Tkanks
            Gabe

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