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Re: Finding & Filling in Prices

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Op 28-9-2018 om 18:10 schreef François:
> On Friday, September 28, 2018 at 4:30:48 AM UTC-5, Erik Appeldoorn wrote:
>> Op 26-9-2018 om 18:57 schreef François:
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>> I’ve got a small problem & would like the experts’ OK before proceeding :
>>>
>>> I am trying to help a woman with the following dilemma :
>>>
>>> She has goods & is in the midst of a suddenly lost around 500 items, in FileMaker, just like that. I suspect iCloud but am more interested right now in getting the inventory back on paper & on the books & into sales than delving right into the cause.
>>>
>>> The main issue is that she raised her prices some time ago & wants to be sure to stay within their boundaries.. We’ve always kept track of all of the details concerning new purchases as well as price increases & any other pertinent details -
>>>
>>> My idea was to take a backup - yes, we’ve got many of them, & through a look-up, compare all items to note (1) which are missing - not in the 'Materials' of the order forms because they are not in the invetory - (2) as well as all the exact same items with different prices, which would indicate an error & (3) those with the excact same prices. We would then print out an entire list for her to check. She’s pretty close to knowing all of the costs by heart !!
>>>
>>> There you have it. Please excuse my ignorance but I’m worried about her a little.
>>>
>>> Also, please let me know if this is unclear. I’m also very interested in any ‘gotchya’s’
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>>
>> Basically OK. I would make a new temporary field for the lookup result.
>> Not replacing anything in the first stages. Then compare. Then decide
>> next step.
>> Ursus
> 
> Thanks very much Eric, I was planning on doing exactly that but to word it with 'empty' or 'different' in the empty field, with a check box to say 'change here' (to be like Mats or change in Mats to be like here) or 'leave'.
> 
> I wanted to ask you if there is any known reason for Mac folders to disappear, & possibly the cause of my dilemma. When I purchased a new mac book pro, it came with High Sierra, what a catastrophe entered my computer existence. Keys began hovering & clicking by themselves ! A few things were trashed by themselves ? ! ?
> 
> It's getting to be quite disappointing - after all these years in Macs !
> 
> Thanks again for suggesting solutions ...
> 
> Josh
> 
Sorry am a windows person.

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Finding & Filling in Prices François <geo6121@gmail.com> - 2018-09-26 09:57 -0700
  Re: Finding & Filling in Prices Erik Appeldoorn <ursus.kirk@gmail.com> - 2018-09-28 11:30 +0200
    Re: Finding & Filling in Prices François <geo6121@gmail.com> - 2018-09-28 09:10 -0700
      Re: Finding & Filling in Prices none@gmail.com - 2018-09-28 18:59 +0200
        Re: Finding & Filling in Prices François <geo6121@gmail.com> - 2018-09-28 10:49 -0700
      Re: Finding & Filling in Prices Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-09-29 10:45 +1200
    Re: Finding & Filling in Prices Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-09-29 10:48 +1200
  Re: Finding & Filling in Prices François <geo6121@gmail.com> - 2018-09-28 18:22 -0700
    Re: Finding & Filling in Prices Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-09-29 18:29 +1200
    Re: Finding & Filling in Prices none@gmail.com - 2018-09-29 14:11 +0200
      Re: Finding & Filling in Prices François <geo6121@gmail.com> - 2018-09-29 11:06 -0700
        Re: Finding & Filling in Prices none@gmail.com - 2018-09-29 20:31 +0200
        Re: Finding & Filling in Prices Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-09-30 10:35 +1300

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