Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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 :)
I got into a very long "discussion" about another "new" idea. I was unable to articulate or they were unable to understand. I'm not prepared to go through that again. Sorry.
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>>>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. :)
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