Hi,
I have a file that is used specifically for data entry of customer orders. Several users have a copy of this master file, and do only data entry (some offsite, some in the office) for a client.
After the d/e is completed, the files are sent to other users who have copies of several databases containing information that is used for lookups based on date & name fields within the d/e files. (The lookups are then performed via script & relookups).
Eventually, all data is imported to a master file for future reference & record-keeping.
For the users who have no copies of the "lookup databases", when they enter the date and names, they get prompted to open the "lookup databases" but can cancel thru those messages and no harm is done.
However, there is one d/e user who works in the office, on a computer which is networked (via Ethernet/Appleshare) to a server, and the lookup databases ARE on the server.
The problem is that when she enters the date, or the name, into the d/e file, the lookup databases are automatically *found* in the shared volume mounted on her desktop, and she doesn't get an opportunity to cancel through the messages and therefore all of the lookup info gets filled in. This causes problems later, so I'd like to avoid it.
The shared volume, by the way, must stay on her desktop so she can access other files throughout the day, so disconnecting from the network is not an option.
Would it help to turn off Save Relative Path? And if so, how can I do that? The default seems to be that the option is selected, and I can't seem to deselect it?
I appreciate any direction you can give me!
thanks,
Sally
