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If not Grids, Then What??
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12/05/2006 11:08:18
Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
SAMBA Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01121257
Message ID:
01121384
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You gonna make us guess what your definition is?
On the surface it sounds like mine, but apparently its different and a secret :)


>>Isn't that similar to what you said? Nav on grid, subform to edit
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>That depends on your definition of "subform". ;)
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>>Your comment
>>I recently saw a commercial MRP that used a grid for data entry. The user hated scrolling sideways trying to keep all the field contents in their head. I'll use grids for display, delete, but will recommend using a subform for data entry. If only VMP could do that natively.
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>>>Hi Bob
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>>>>The way a lot of people handle this is to call a form with that single record
>>>>that can be launched from a rightclick or other keystroke from the grid. This way, you can use the grid for navigation, when you find the record pop open the form, edit/validate/save and return right back into the grid where you left off.
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>>>That's what I call making the user do the hokey-pokey dance. :)
'If the people lead, the leaders will follow'
'War does not determine who is RIGHT, just who is LEFT'
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