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From: pew@cs.brown.edu (Peter E. Wagner)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: FoxBASE+/Mac Help
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Date: 29 Jan 91 16:05:31 GMT
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|>         I would like to have a multi-entry form for the above
|>         structure that looks like this:
|> 
|>     -----------------------------------------------------------------
|>     |   Bud_no | Level   |Stu_name        |Dept            |Stipend |
|>     -----------------------------------------------------------------
|>     | 344554   | G       | Marcus         |Geo             |  123.00|
|>     |    "     |   "     |     "          |       "        |    "   |
|>     |          |         |                |                |        |
|>     |          |         |                |                |        |
|>     |          |         |                |                |        |
|>     -----------------------------------------------------------------


I'm not exactly clear on the functionality of this form.  Are you
inputting new records, editing old ones, both, etc.?  Is it for "dumb"
users or will they have some training?  Also, I am speaking from
familiarity with Fox products in DOS.  However, my first
recommendation is to check out the capabilities of browse.  There may
be enough power in the browse facility to accomplish what you want
with very little work.  If not, it gets far more complicated.  I have
written my own custom browse routine which gives me all sorts of
options which the basic browse doesn't provide.  I am very happy with
my end result, but it was quite tricky.  Fox's latest product, FoxPro,
has many more browse options and makes sophisticated browse screens
very easily with minimal programming.  However, I get the sense that
you will not be able to wait for FoxPro/Mac to arrive (they haven't
even given a potential ship date yet).  Good luck.

    Peter