Datasheet

Book IX
Chapter 1
Building Master and
Detail Pages
Developing Master and Detail Pages Block by Block
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If you don’t want users to see some of the columns on the master page (such
as the Record ID column, which describes the record to display but is not
useful for the end user), delete the column from the table by following these
steps:
1. In Design view, click anywhere on the master page.
2. Put the pointer near the top of the Record ID column so that the
column’s entries are outlined in red. Then click to select the column.
3. Click the Delete button to delete the column from the table.
Generally, fewer records appear on the master page than the detail page.
Setting up links to open a detail page
After you create the master page (as the preceding section describes), you
need to create links that open the detail page and communicate which record
the user selected so that only the detail for that record displays.
To set up links to open a detail page, follow these steps:
1. Open the master page in the Document window.
2. In the table, select the placeholder for the dynamic content on which
you want to create a link.
3. In the Properties inspector, click the folder button next to the Link
field.
The Select File dialog box appears (see Figure 1-5).
Figure 1-5:
Use the
Select File
dialog box
to configure
which page
to link to
and which
parameters
to send.
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