bad relationship?

[beagle]

Hi, (Im not sure if im in the right forum)

I have two tables

First is Quotes – which has a relationship via Client _ID , and generates Quote_IDs, and Quote_detials

The second table is Costing- it has a relationship to Quotes via Client_ID. I then have a value list that lists Quote_IDs that relate to the Client. When I select the Quote_ID, I then want the Quote_details to be automatically populated in a feild on this table, QouteText . I have created a look up fro Quote_Text to lookup Quote_Details in the Quotes table but it will not work?

Can someone please explain to me how to resolve.

Thanks

dean

[Søren Dyhr]

I then want the Quote_details to be automatically populated in a feild on this table, QouteText

Why only the historic value such as price requires actual storage of the present price level ... you need to embrace a more relational way of doing it than the two tables model you suggest.

Now this is an invoicing solution, but structurally shouldn't it differ much from it:

http://fmforums.com/forum/showpost.php?post/309136/

Michael uses here Lookups only for the price, this is however an older way of auto entering a stored value, which mostly are kept as option for legacy purposes:

http://n4.nabble.com/Lookup-vs-Auto-Enter-Calculation-tt622119.html#a623158

...says whats in it!

--sd