Nancy Lytle
nancy.lytle at auatac.com
Mon Oct 27 13:07:07 CST 2003
Why not a compromise? Take the record from the Master Table, put it into temp and then put it into a new Table called Processed with a category column for completed, not interested and to be contacted later. Then create three queries with each one giving you the full set of data for each category. The problem is that once you separate the data, it is hard to put it back together again, kind of like Humpty-Dumpty, and you never know what future requirements there may be, been there, done that, don't ever want to do it again:( Nancy Lytle EIS nancy.lytle at auatac.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Frank Tanner III Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:46 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] Yes. Another Silly Access Question. As I see it the worst possible case scenario is that one record could become corrupt if the front-end gets whacked. Because the front-end would only be, temporarily I might add, storing one record. Ever. Unfortunately, I was given a specific set of criteria as to how they wanted the back-end to be handled, and I cannot deviate from that. So, given that I am trying to come up with the easiest, and most modular way of handling it. They are adamant about having one back-end table that contains all of the records to be pulled from, one table that contains the records that have been contacted and have answered the questions, one table that contains the "not-interested" responses, and one table that contains the "call me back later" responses. I am not privvy to why they want it that way, nor what they are going to do with it once it is complete. --- "Heenan, Lambert" <Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com> wrote: > I'd suggest you look at adding a "CheckedOut Status" > field to the original > back-end table, and also a "Who checked it out" > field. Doing it this way > means you never need to move the data from table to > table, instead just > change the values in those two fields. In addition, > there's no danger of > data getting lost when and if the user's front end > copy gets trashed / > corrupted. > > Lambert > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Frank Tanner III > [SMTP:pctech at mybellybutton.com] > > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:41 AM > > To: Database Advisors > > Subject: [AccessD] Yes. Another Silly Access > Question. > > > > Ok....Here we go. Hang on to your > bloomers....hehehe > > > > I am using a sort of "check out" system in order > to > > ensure that duplicates are not contacted. It > works > > like this... > > > > I have a back-end database table that is my master > > table of records. I want my people to click a > button > > called "Get Information" that will read the first > > available record into a "make table query" to > create a > > temporary local front-end table and delete it from > the > > master table in the back-end. Sort of like > checking > > out a book from the library. Once this record is > > pulled from the master table in the back-end, it > will > > never go back into that back-end table. it will > go > > into other back-end tables, depending on the > > disposition of the information. Sorta like > this... > > > > Get Information pulls "next available record" from > > tbl_customer_info. Preferrably via a make table query, and stuffs > > it into a front-end table called tmp_customer_info and completely > > removes said > record > > from the back-end tbl_customer_info table. > > > > Once the local work has been done it will be > "saved" > > to a different back-end table and the local table, > > tmp_customer_information, will be cleared/deleted. > > > Thus the need for some sort of make table type of > > query. Then the next time that a user clicks the > Get > > Information, this process starts all over again. > > > > I'm kind of at a loss as to how to do this. Any > > ideas? Thank you. _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com