Hello all,
I am playing with tables for a database driven interface.
I used to use comma delimited items with CR delimited lines in a text document. Is there a better way to do this, I am trying with a table field.
The interface needs three criteria (Key columns one two and three) and then anywhere from three to seven actions chosen based on outside criteria.
My db looks like this:
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3 , action4 , action5
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3 , action4 , action5 , action6 , action7
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3 , action4
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3 , action4 , action5
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3 , action4 , action5, action6
key1 , key2 , key3 , action1 , action2 , action3 , action4 , action5
etc...
(May be up to 6,000 lines more at most)
My outside criteria would be like this:
If the checked of preference one is 4 then go through each line until key1 & key2 & key3 match these three keys and do action number 4 of that line
(where key1 is pressed first and key2 is pressed next and key three is pressed last. once that is done the system will check the preference item and pick the action item of that sequence of keys and act upon it.)
-or-
if there are only three action items then do number three if this criteria X has been met.
-or-
if there are more than three action items then do numbers 4 to end (5, 6 or 7) singularly back to back.
These all make sense to me in what I am doing but I want a visual field to do my testing and was wondering if there is a better recommended way to handle many calls to a field by line first then first three items and then finally by last three to seven items? Again, I used to use comma delimited items with CR delimited lines in a text document but that was rather cumbersome with a few thousand lines. I eventually split it up to be easier to read through and fix errant key entries and action items.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
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