>I have created some form and reports.
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>The main form finds a record from user input.
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>The detail form displays the record found.
>Click on the control to print the detail form.
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>Print report the displayed record found.
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>When a do form is executed to do next form the dbf gets opened again
>and the next form looses the record pointer.
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>I use the DATAENVIRONMENT ON ALL FORMS/REPORTS. It make you fille ouit the dataenvironment each time you create a new form/report. Any way of just using the DATAENVIRNMENT from the first FORM???????
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>How do you OPEN Databases in MAIN FORM.
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>Keep them opened when you go to DETAIL FORM.
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>Keep them opened when you go to REPORT.
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>THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!
>Roland...

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