Find phone # in different fields

[Mattg-zzz]

I am trying to write a script that would let me search for a particular phone number in 4 different fields (home phone, wk phone...).

thanks

[Genx]

Again... had this been in related structure it wouldn't be a problem. You'll have to specify four different requests in this case. (Enter Find Mode, set work phone, new request, set home phone, new request etc. etc. perform find)

[Mattg-zzz]

How can I change it to related structure.

How do I set up a script to do the find.

[Genx]

To setup the related structure, you will need a primary key in your main table.

Then create a secondary "numbers" table.

In that table, create a "foreign" key field, a "Type" field and a "Number" field... all text.

Next, relate your main table to your secondary table by primary key to foreign key -- (double click your newley formed relationship - and on the child side (your numbers table) turn on Allow Creation of records in this table via this relationship).

Then go back to your main layout -- make sure its based on your Main Table TO... add a portal to the numbers table, add the Type and Number field, and voila - you have related structure.

Or search...

You'll have to create a layout with global fields to accomplish this...

Create your layout - one field of which is the phone number field.

Take the user to this layout to search, then, have them hit a search button which... takes the phone number, goes to the real layout, generates 4 find requests, one for each number type and then searches...

e..g

Go To Layout[Main Layout]

Enter Find Mode[]

Set Field[MainTable::WorkPhone ; globalNumber]

New Record / Request[]

Set Field[MainTable::HomePhone ; globalNumber]

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Perform Find[]

[Mattg-zzz]

Thanks I'll try it.

[Mattg-zzz]

Thanks again for the search help.

It worked great.

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