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    Zoom to Record Question

    Hi:
    I have an interesting problem (I think). I have a set made up of 1-1-1 for three files (event - athlete - performance). I have a browse on a form that lists an athlete, the event he participates in and the performance. Thus, one athlete may be listed from 1-4+ times in the browse credited with performances marks in different events (100, 200, etc). Although listed multiple times, the same record# is listed for the athlete each time he appears on the browse.

    Here is my problem. If I try to create a Zoom to Record using the athlete id#, Alpha is unable to go to the record I have focus on. Thus, if John Brown is listed in the 100 meters with a time of 10.67 and is also listed in for the 200 meters with a time of 21.84, and I double click on the 100 meter listing within the browse, the Zoom to Record fails to open the dialog form for this record. It selects another record (although in a few rare cases, it does select the right record). If I try using the event id# as my focus, I get "No records in query.

    I hope I have provided a clear picture for you to follow. Is there a way to work around this and use the on row double click operation to open the dialog form for the record I have as focus? I tried using Action Scripting and "Open Form/Browse Layout", but that brought me the same results when I used the "Records that Match the value" filter.

    Thanks,

    Pete Schuder
    "Ollie, remember how dumb I used to be? Well, I'm much better now."

    Pete
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    Pete,

    When you say "the same record# is listed for the athlete each time he appears in the browse" do you really mean to say the same "athlete id#" is listed for the athlete... ?

    -- tom

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      #3
      Can you set a variable to equal the event when you give focus to the line in the browse? then use that variable and athlete Id to find the right record? Just a thought.
      Jim Belanger

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        #4
        Pete

        You should consider having a unique identifier for each record and use that to zoom with.

        Also the performance should be based on a combination of the athlete and the event to match them properly..
        Al Buchholz
        Bookwood Systems, LTD
        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

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        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
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        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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          #5
          Thanks to all for replying. I will not be able to go back to my database until later today or this weekend, but will try and post a sample tonight rather than verbally try and explain my issue. I am not sure if I am using poor database design (poor meet management in my world) or just explaining incorrectly. I will try and create a sample database that will show what I want to do.

          Sorry for not having done that initially. I must learn not to try and resolve issues late at night. :)

          Thanks again for your suggestions.

          Pete Schuder
          "Ollie, remember how dumb I used to be? Well, I'm much better now."

          Pete

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            #6
            Quick turnaround

            I was able to create the sample a lot quicker than I thought. If you go into the forms and click on the ListView and then double click on a record you will see that I can't get to the Athlete Form for the record clicked.

            Again, I may just be not be using very good database design, so any suggestion in sending me in the right direction would be helpful.

            Thanks again,

            Pete Schuder
            "Ollie, remember how dumb I used to be? Well, I'm much better now."

            Pete

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              #7
              Pete

              A. Instead of a zoom, use the open form with options shown in the image attached to open the athlete form.

              B. Another option would be to have 3 tables. Events, Athletes, Marks. Then have a set with Events => Marks -> Athletes => Marks
              You can then have a form that shows each event with the athletes in that event showing in a browse. Another browse would show each event that the athlete in browse1 was in.

              You'll actually like B better, because you don't have to jump from one form to another....
              Last edited by Al Buchholz; 03-23-2006, 07:40 PM.
              Al Buchholz
              Bookwood Systems, LTD
              Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

              Occam's Razor - KISS
              Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
              Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
              When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
              "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
              Albert Einstein

              http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                #8
                Thanks, Al.

                Al:
                I tried your version A at least 5 times over the last couple of days without success. I did it again tonight and it worked. I will look back at some of my backups and see where I went wrong. I will also try your second approach, one that I have not tried and would not have even thought of, that of combining 1 to 1 with 1 to many and then back to 1 to 1. I am sure I will find that very interesting.

                Thanks to all again for your response and suggestions. I keep hoping I can take these darn training wheels off pretty soon. Tomorrow I am going up to Burlington to pick up Dr. Wayne's new book. :)

                Pete Schuder
                "Ollie, remember how dumb I used to be? Well, I'm much better now."

                Pete

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