SM and searching

[pcourterelle]

Hi folks...FM 6...developing a contract / client /production database solution for a local publisher and have been able to implement the SM to a farily large degree and with good success. The business publishes multiple publications. The db is in use but there is one area I'm having difficulting with is searching contract data. Three essential elements at play:

Clients (1 Client)

Contracts (Can have multiple contracts linked to Clients via ClientID key)

Ads/Production Info (And hundreds of ads linked to Contracts by unique Contract Numbers )

Data files: Clients (ClientMan), Contract (ConMan), Ad/Production Ordering (ProMan)

one user interface file called AdManager (AdMan )

To search clients and ad/production info I've used filters and portals to show a short list of possible answers from which the user then selects to view or edit.

But I have not yet come up for a solution to search for a list of contracts between specific dates or by a specific contract number. Thoughts? I'm sure there's a solution but I can't envision it at the moment...

thnx

phil courterelle