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edited September 2004 in End User
Is possible make search in criteria, where field is table foreinkey. Making
in table foreinkey?

Cheers,

S.R.H

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  • edited September 2004

    You can create a query that performs a SQL join. Or you can create two
    queries and link the detail query to the master query based upon the foreign
    key.

    For example, using the DBDemo database, you can create a Customer query and
    an Orders query and then link Orders to Customer on the CustNo field. When
    you do this, ReportBuilder will create special linking SQL that selects only
    the appropriate records in the detail. See article below...

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    Tech Tip: Linking DataViews
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    Overview
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    Linking DataViews in the ReportBuilder Data workspace (DADE), requires that
    the detail data be sorted by the linking fields. When DataViews are linked,
    DADE generates special linking SQL for the detail DataView. The linking SQL
    (Magic SQL) can be viewed by positioning the mouse over the DataView window
    and pressing Ctrl + Left Mouse button. The results of the Magic SQL query
    can be viewed by pressing Shift + Left Mouse button.

    ReportBuilder's DataPipeline architecture includes support for linked data
    traversal. Whenver the record position of the master data changes, the
    traversal logic compares the master and detail field link values and then
    determines where to locate the record position for the related detail data.
    The linking logic will only work properly if the Database engine's collation
    of the detail query result set is in sync with ReportBuilder's internaly
    field link comparison logic.


    --
    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors Corporation
    www.digital-metaphors.com



    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
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