Saturday, June 05, 2004
Using Foxfire! 8.0's Automatic Combo Filters
Foxfire! 6.0 let you define your own filter controls but Foxfire! 8.0 makes it even easier.
In the sample database, Cars Color uses a drop-down while Cars Make is purely free-form text. Here's how to make it use a drop-down like Cars Color.
1. In the Request Manager, click the Dictionary button and go to the Cars Make data item.
2. Click the Filter button.
3. If the checkbox beside "Value must be in Cars" is selected, clear it.
4. Check the box marked Value Must Be In Cars. Notice how the Control Class and Adder Subclass fields fill in. This is now the automatic handler for Combo drop-downs.
5. Click Save and try running a report that uses Cars Make as an ask-at-runtime filter.
The Cars Make filter field is NOW a drop-down!
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Warning: Showing comments in preview limited to 255 characters
Just a quick note - the option to display the comments in the header or footer of the report is a great feature but in build 335 and earlier, it doesn't check to see how long the comment is. There is a limit of 255 characters to display this in the preview area. You may get an error if you try to display a larger comment.
This will be fixed in the next post.
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Monday, May 31, 2004
Foxfire! 8.0 Build 335 - Relationship Update
Beta period has been expired and a fix has been made when users correct the outer joins by clicking the Related Data button in Filters.
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