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Message started by Admin on 03/10/08 at 13:53:46

Title: Sample of using TABLE in Parent
Post by Admin on 03/10/08 at 13:53:46

::) Have sub items' folders filled in, based on a TABLE of the item's parents!

for this example,

you have several store locations,
at each location you have staff.

You want to print out a shift schedule, but you don't want to have to type in each persons name over and over, etc.

You could use a Pulldown list ==> if you have less than 256 options.

but sometimes it's just easier and much faster, to enter first & last initial, etc.

or many other instances where being able to LOOKUP A TABLE is extremely helpful!

(results could also be used in calculations, etc. etc.)

here, you could have a different list of names (different table) for each location..

also,

you can have multiple tables....

key rule is:

Quote:

++:!+NFP:imatch([^Table], "(?:^|\n)\Q" + [Index] + "==>\E(.*)(?:\r|\s*$)"):

Title: Re: Sample of using TABLE in Parent
Post by Admin on 03/10/08 at 14:02:12

here is an alternative structure,

using a very simple rule:

Quote:

++:!:eval("[^Shift" + [Shift#] + "]"):

which also demonstrates the power of the "Eval()" expression... to build rules 'on the fly'....

here you have an actual table (ecco style) to fill in -- each folder # gets a distict value, and you reference each item by that folder # (could also be name/digits, etc.)