Re: [pilot-db-list] Using DB-Editor or JPilot and Pilot-db

[Yedidyah Bar-D. <di...@ta...>]

Hi Madoc,

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 08:53:53AM -0700, Madoc Tsang wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> My set up is to have 5 different databases.
> 4 of them are just for reference.
> 
> I set up "link"s for the IDs contained in the 5th to the other 4.
> I created new fields and "linked" to the "link"s I have.
> 
> When i am viewing the entries by just selecting this database, I am left
> with my original information (which is all information I need), but the
> new "linked" fields I created are empty. (which is probably understandable
> with the way I created this database). What I would like is to be able to
> have all of those empty fields be set up.
> 
> Is there any program I can use that will do this? Or is it possible that
> anyone knows which file/line of the CVS version of pilot-db contains the
> correct code to determines the values of "linked" fields like editing a
> row does? When I select a row to view/edit, the correct values are in
> that, In which case it will ask me to save.
> 
> To wrap this up, I'm trying to have that already there to make it more
> user friendly for someone who doesn't know how to use the palm pilot well,
> or for someone who doesn't want to have to click through all of them to
> get the correct entries? Maybe there's a program that could rebuild the
> database?

I must sadly say I did not completely understand your problem, but if
rebuilding the database would help, it's already there - it's in the
menu. If it's not enough, can you give a detailed example? Maybe your
DBs with only 1-2 fictitious rows and a list of operations to try?
-- 
Didi