>I was told to use SCATTER and GATHER with an "m.fieldname" in my ControlSource property
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>vs.
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>using "mytable.fieldname" with table buffering turned on using a value of "2" for buffering
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>because that is the preferred usage in a networking environment for sharing of records according to the person I am working with.
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>I don't believe it. I thought SCATTER and GATHER was old technology compared to table buffering, and I would much rather use table buffering if I dare.
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>Which way is better? I think they accomplish the same thing, but the latter seems easier to me. Thanks for clarifying.
Steve,
Basically you can think of buffering as scatter..gather (not fully true). Scatter..gather was the way to go in old days now buffering is really easier and have more control.
Cetin