Editing Default Values in Ecco Pro

[rjgriffin46]

There are occasions when I edit an existing form for the purpose of changing default values. Sometimes the "Defaults" button does not appear on the window. I have not been able to figure out why there are times when that button is available and at other times it is not when editing an existing form. It seems always available when creating a new form. The Help information does not indicate any circumstance when it would not be available. Thanks

[Don Johnson]

What steps are you taking to open the form for editing? I haven't messed
with this for awhile, but perhaps if you analyze the steps you are
taking to edit a form, you can see what is up. I just now used the
command "Manage Forms", picked a form for editing, and the Default
Values form appeared.

However, I seem to recall situations where it wasn't available, but
can't remember exactly what I was doing to cause this. So... if you
could describe step by step what you are doing, maybe you can see or we
can help you see where the issue is.

There are usually more than one way to do things in ecco, so maybe one
way will cause the issue and another way won't.
--
Maranatha!

Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.425.2243
fx. 778.425.4475 cell. 250.889.9789

www.gbcvic.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Post by rjgriffin46
There are occasions when I edit an existing form for the purpose of changing default values. Sometimes the "Defaults" button does not appear on the window. I have not been able to figure out why there are times when that button is available and at other times it is not when editing an existing form. It seems always available when creating a new form. The Help information does not indicate any circumstance when it would not be available. Thanks
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[Bob Griffin]

Pastor Don:

I follow the same steps you mention ("Manage Forms" etc.).  My only other thought is that Ecco is installed on a server and a couple other people use it and perhaps that has something to do with it. 

Thanks


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From: Don Johnson <dcsj-***@public.gmane.org>
To: eccopro-***@public.gmane.org
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2012 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [eccopro] Editing Default Values in Ecco Pro


 
What steps are you taking to open the form for editing? I haven't messed with this for awhile, but perhaps if you analyze the steps you are taking to edit a form, you can see what is up. I just now used the command "Manage Forms", picked a form for editing, and the Default Values form appeared.

However, I seem to recall situations where  it wasn't available,
but can't remember exactly what I was doing to cause this. So...
if you could describe step by step what you are doing, maybe you
can see or we can help you see where the issue is.

There are usually more than one way to do things in ecco, so
maybe one way will cause the issue and another way won't.
--
Maranatha!

 Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
   2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
   ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.425.2243
   fx. 778.425.4475 cell. 250.889.9789

   www.gbcvic.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On 4/6/2012 9:43 AM, rjgriffin46 wrote:
There are occasions when I edit an existing form for the purpose of changing default values. Sometimes the "Defaults" button does not appear on the window. I have not been able to figure out why there are times when that button is available and at other times it is not when editing an existing form. It seems always available when creating a new form. The Help information does not indicate any circumstance when it would not be available. Thanks ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: eccopro-***@public.gmane.org To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: eccopro-***@eGroups.com Group web-site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eccopro/

[Don Johnson]

Ok, I think I figured it out. The forms that are not "phonebook" forms
seem to always have the default values available. The Phonebook forms
(see the Phonebook menu, Change Phonebook Form...) don't have default
values available.

The only flaw to this theory is that I /think/ in one of my phonebook
forms I created some default values once... can't seem to reduplicate
that now, but...

Anyway, check that out, at least it might help with understanding what
is going on.
--
Maranatha!

Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.425.2243
fx. 778.425.4475 cell. 250.889.9789

www.gbcvic.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I follow the same steps you mention ("Manage Forms" etc.). My only
other thought is that Ecco is installed on a server and a couple other
people use it and perhaps that has something to do with it.
Thanks
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*Sent:* Saturday, April 7, 2012 12:55 AM
*Subject:* Re: [eccopro] Editing Default Values in Ecco Pro
What steps are you taking to open the form for editing? I haven't
messed with this for awhile, but perhaps if you analyze the steps you
are taking to edit a form, you can see what is up. I just now used the
command "Manage Forms", picked a form for editing, and the Default
Values form appeared.
However, I seem to recall situations where it wasn't available, but
can't remember exactly what I was doing to cause this. So... if you
could describe step by step what you are doing, maybe you can see or
we can help you see where the issue is.
There are usually more than one way to do things in ecco, so maybe one
way will cause the issue and another way won't.
--
Maranatha!
Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.425.2243
fx. 778.425.4475 cell. 250.889.9789
www.gbcvic.org <http://www.gbcvic.org>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Post by rjgriffin46
There are occasions when I edit an existing form for the purpose of changing default values. Sometimes the "Defaults" button does not appear on the window. I have not been able to figure out why there are times when that button is available and at other times it is not when editing an existing form. It seems always available when creating a new form. The Help information does not indicate any circumstance when it would not be available. Thanks
------------------------------------
Group web-site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eccopro/
Files: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eccopro/files/Yahoo! Groups Links

[Bob Griffin]

I've had the defaults in PhoneBook as well.  In my latest situation, the defaults are not available in PhoneBook nor other views.


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From: Don Johnson <dcsj-***@public.gmane.org>
To: eccopro-***@public.gmane.org
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [eccopro] Editing Default Values in Ecco Pro


 
Ok, I think I figured it out. The forms that are not "phonebook" forms seem to always have the default values available. The Phonebook forms (see the Phonebook menu, Change Phonebook Form...) don't have default values available.

The only flaw to this theory is that I think in one of my phonebook forms I created some default values once... can't seem to reduplicate that now, but...

Anyway, check that out, at least it might help with
understanding what is going on.
--
Maranatha!

 Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
   2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
   ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.425.2243
   fx. 778.425.4475 cell. 250.889.9789

   www.gbcvic.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Post by Bob Griffin
I follow the same steps you mention ("Manage Forms" etc.).  My only other thought is that Ecco is installed on a server and a couple other people use it and perhaps that has something to do with it. 
Thanks
________________________________
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2012 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [eccopro] Editing Default Values in Ecco Pro
 
What steps are you taking to open the form for editing? I haven't messed with this for awhile, but perhaps if you analyze the steps you are taking to edit a form, you can see what is up. I just now used the command "Manage Forms", picked a form for editing, and the Default Values form appeared.
However, I seem to recall situations where  it

wasn't available, but can't remember exactly
what I was doing to cause this. So... if you
could describe step by step what you are doing,
maybe you can see or we can help you see where
the issue is.

Post by Bob Griffin
There are usually more than one way to do things

in ecco, so maybe one way will cause the issue
and another way won't.

Post by Bob Griffin
--
Maranatha!
 Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
   2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
   ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.425.2243
   fx. 778.425.4475 cell. 250.889.9789
   www.gbcvic.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~