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SQL Data Entry Tool with foreign key display as dropdown

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Thomas Juergensen - 24 Jun 2004 15:08 GMT
Hi,
I am about to put together a small DB (based on mysql for the time
being), and now I would like to enter data into the DB via grapphical tool.
By now I have found tons and tons of tools being able to achieve this
(in conjunction with mySQL), but unforuntately I have until now not been
able to detect a tool where the foreign keys from one table to another
can be used for a dropdown help.
This in turn means that one needs to have the other table open and know
which field is the referenced field to enter the right data.

I have found one program really giving this feature, called Brilliant
Database 3.6 Pro, however it comes along with an own DB, and that's not
what I want (as I want to use the same DB that is used for uploading
data to my Webspace provider).

It would be really cool if there would perhaps exist a tool where I
could decide that the referenced field should be stored, but for display
another field (or set of fields) should be used, but if that doesn't
exist I could come along with the first mentioned option.

To make it clear:
Suppose I have a supplier table, with fields ID, First Name, Last Name
and a goods-table with fields ID, supplier, number, amount/good. Now the
supplier field in the goods-table points via a foreign key to the ID in
the supplier table.

Nice Solution:
Now I would like a tool where I (without writing code) just can assemble
 an entry sheet for goods, so that the user for selection of the
supplier just can click the dropdown box and get a list of supplier id's.

Optimal Solution:
As in the Nice Solution, but I can specify (again without writing code)
 that the fiel to be stored is the supplier ID, but displayed shall be
the combination Lastname,Firstname from the supplier table.

Hope someone has a good hint for me,

regards Thomas.
John Jacob - 25 Jun 2004 07:46 GMT
> Hi,
> I am about to put together a small DB (based on mysql for the time
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> regards Thomas.

Try Dataphor - www.alphora.com

It can do both the nice and optimal solutions against whatever backend
system you would like to use.

Regards,
John Jacob
 
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