[Kexi] Searches in forms

[wayne]

On Tuesday 28 November 2006 4:01 am, Jarosław Staniek wrote:

> wayne said the following, On 2006-11-27 01:49:
> > How does one do searches while in a form? I can do searches in Query
> > mode but the data in this view is very difficult to visualize. I can
> > match the ID# in the search query with the corresponding record number
> > in form view but there must be a simpler way to do this.
>
> In Kexi 1.1.1 or newer, to get an input box where you can enter a
> criteria whenever your form is opened, create a parametrized query with
> criteria defined like [Enter name]. Then, "Enter name" message box will
> be displayed in the input box.
> Note that data in your form will be not editable with current Kexi
> version if you mase the form on a query instead of a table.
>
> There's no search box nor filter yet.
>
> There's an example query 'Owners by age' available in the new, updated,
> Simple_database.kexi example [1]. Open the query in the design or SQL
> view to learn how the parameter is defined.
>
> [1] http://kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=23137

I have Kexi version 1.1 beta 1. I guess I'll have to wait for my 
distribution (Mandriva) to upgrade.

Wayne