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    Stop Child Jumping?

    Dont anyone say get a big stick.

    I have child records displayed on a form as fields, not a browse. When I make a change to any child record, except the last one, when I click save, the display jumps to the last record.

    As I want the user to remain on the same record, how do I prevent this jump from happening?

    Or, is there a method that will make the jump go back to the record that was just changed?
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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    Re: Stop Child Jumping?

    Have you tried to add to to save to do a query based on the view so at the end you are still there

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      #3
      Re: Stop Child Jumping?

      Hi Mark,

      No, I have not tried that. How do you do "add to to save to do a query based on the view"?
      Regards
      Keith Hubert
      Alpha Guild Member
      London.
      KHDB Management Systems
      Skype = keith.hubert


      For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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        #4
        Re: Stop Child Jumping?

        I am presuming the save button has a save action attached, you could aadd the query to the next line to make sure you are still on the record. If the form has the Parent ID and the Child ID on it, this could be used for the query.

        When you click save

        Step 1 set two variables based on the form
        Step 2 save
        Step 3 run query to find based on the variables

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          #5
          Re: Stop Child Jumping?

          Hi Mark,

          I appreciate your suggestions but am still a little lost on how to implement.

          I use AS, I can get the values of fields onto variables, I now get lost with the next bit of setting up and running the query. Please advise.
          Regards
          Keith Hubert
          Alpha Guild Member
          London.
          KHDB Management Systems
          Skype = keith.hubert


          For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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            #6
            Re: Stop Child Jumping?

            Hi Keith,

            Probably a little off with my answer. I am thinking of a creating a query operation and running that when you do the save process.

            A little perplexed however, I tried to duplicate what you are asking and I do not get the same problem. Save simply stays on that record with that child.

            How do you get to your view? Do you do a filter so that the exact child record is on display with the parent?

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              #7
              Re: Stop Child Jumping?

              Originally posted by Keith Hubert View Post
              Dont anyone say get a big stick.
              How about good old rope & a sturdy chair to tie them to? ;)

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                #8
                Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                ... or a sample app for us to play with? Cos only the UK and Australia are on-line. America's still asleep.
                Kind Regards
                Alan

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                  #9
                  Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                  For a table, there is the option to "follow changes". I'm using V8 and it doesn't seem to work. It wasn't called that in V4.5 which I came from a couple of years ago and can't remember what it was called. Don't know if this helps.

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                    #10
                    Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                    Originally posted by Keith Hubert View Post
                    I have child records displayed on a form as fields, not a browse. When I make a change to any child record, except the last one, when I click save, the display jumps to the last record.
                    Keith,

                    You lost me. Is this a 1:M? If so, how do you get the particular child that you want to display on a form w/o a browse? Are you using a subform for the child?
                    Peter
                    AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                    [email protected]
                    https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                      #11
                      Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                      the follow changes option is also available in form view. I guess I don't understand the difference between fields on a form and fields in a browse. Sorry if I'm wasting your time.

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                        #12
                        Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                        Keith,

                        Here is a pic I just used in another thread. Maybe it will help you. I also may not be understanding what you are trying to do.

                        It has fields on this part of the form for trades and they change depending which record I click in the browse underneath. This is not using tabs!



                        .
                        Dave Mason
                        [email protected]
                        Skype is dave.mason46

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                          #13
                          Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                          Hi Peter,

                          Yes this a 1:M child table with only one child record being displayed in a sub-form.

                          I do have a browse in the sub form with a single id field, just so I can see which child record I'm on.

                          Please see screen shot. Fields in red box is the sub form showing the child record.
                          Regards
                          Keith Hubert
                          Alpha Guild Member
                          London.
                          KHDB Management Systems
                          Skype = keith.hubert


                          For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                            #14
                            Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                            Originally posted by Keith Hubert View Post
                            I do have a browse in the sub form with a single id field, just so I can see which child record I'm on.
                            Ok. I thought maybe you didn't have a browse and that might explain the jumping. I used to have a similar problem (jump to the 1st record). My workaround was to code the child save w. xbasic: I would get the child ID, save the record, and then do a fetch_find() using the ID# to get the record and then a resynch or refresh or something to make it appear. But I never was able to get rid of the screen flash when it did the jump.
                            Peter
                            AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                            [email protected]
                            https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                              #15
                              Re: Stop Child Jumping?

                              Hello Keith,

                              I believe there is a similarity with an issue I had earlier this year.
                              Please check this thread: http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ad.php?t=80451
                              Hope that helps.

                              Best regards,
                              Jo Hulsen
                              Dommel Valley Solutions
                              The Netherlands

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