Re: how to call a form to load specific transaction records?

One more reason to use different canvases and/or windows within one form: you'll have to write transaction processing if you update anything in called form. Look into Forms 5.0 advanced user guide.

In article <36E8DC53.76ABE100_at_sekas.de>,   Thomas Krenzke <krenzke_at_sekas.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > hi,
> > i am developing windows application using dev2k ver5.0. when creating a
> > multi-form application, how to call a form from another form such that the
> > form will automatically retrieve a particular transaction records. for
> > example, from a summary form which only lists the header information, user
> > can click the corresponding button and that particular transaction with its
> > detail records will be loaded on another form.
>
> I think the best way would be to use different canvases for summary and
detail
> information within one form.
>
> If you have to seperate this in distinct forms, than you should add
> form-parameters in the detail (the called)
> form and call the form with the parameters, so that the called form knows
what
> to display...
>
>

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