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    numbers from a textfield

    The main problem is I don't have enough info. I just have a large excel-file, I don't know how many suppliers there are. An other problem is what about updates, products will disappear en new ones will have to be added. Prices won't stay the same... We'll have to make more preparations before...
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    numbers from a textfield

    The table is part of an application to take orders, keep customer data, make invoices... I'm looking for the easiest way to make a selection, the user has to pick the right product. Now I think a temp variable, a macro and "Like" will be the most obvious. Getting letters and numbers from a...
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    Hallo from Knokke-Heist

    Yes now it is and I still think it's a good product. But the transition wasn't so smooth.
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    numbers from a textfield

    The problem is that I don't give the product numbers, they come from the suppliers. Sometimes it happens that different suppliers give other product numbers to the same products. In my case its about textiles; with one supplier a poloshirt has the number BC110FR but with an other supplier the...
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    Hallo from Knokke-Heist

    In access data, calculations, forms, reports are more seperated. The data is stored in one place, calculations happen in query's, in forms and reports data is shown. With Filemaker they more or less happen in the same place. As the database grows calculations slows the application down. With a...
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    numbers from a textfield

    Hallo, I have a table with more than 10.000 records. Each record is a product en has a product number which contains letters and numbers. Ex F110NB or 190B. Some letters are referring to a model some to a color. The letters and the numbers differ in every record and sometimes there are 6...
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    Hallo from Knokke-Heist

    Filemaker is great and easy to use. But it's rather expensive if you use it on several computers. The data and the form in which it's shown are too connected, which gives larger files and slower calculations. Although that last depends on the computer you use. I have also experienced some issues...
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    Hallo from Knokke-Heist

    Hallo, my name is Jackie (Jacques). I'm greeting you from Knokke-Heist, the most beautiful place on the Belgium Coast. I have used Filemaker for more than 20 years. In the past I have also used 4D. Recently I changed to Access. Some people do crosswords, I do database...:confused:
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