Q&A Help Tips


Numbering the records automatically in Mass Update
Each new database starts with 1.

  1. Make a field called "ID:  >" (3 spaces if up to 999 records), Numeric with 0 decimals (N0)
  2. Mass Update.  You may wish to Sort by another near key field
  3. #1=@nmb
  4. Ctrl+F10 to Update rest (F10 skips)

Tip: Recover DTF to ensure that @nmb starts off at 1


How to make Q&A Multi-User

File, Design, Secure a file, Declare sharing mode, Allow


Adjust the F0001 name to F0403 in Excel
=IF(MID(A1,1,2)="F0","F"&TEXT(VALUE(MID(A1,2,4))+402,"0000"),A1)


Download QA4.ZIP from

    G:\Setup 
    or
    www.CICorp.com/setup$/QA4.zip 
    into your Downloads folder

Open the QA4.ZIP with Windows Explorer
    Open up the QA folder within it
    Then you should see many files that make Q&A run
    Ctrl+A to select all
    Copy into C:\QA4


on Manziel

set global options t
Database: G:\
Documents: G:\


 

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