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Re: Finding & Filling in Prices

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On 2018-09-29 18:06:52 +0000, François said:
> On Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 7:11:20 AM UTC-5, no...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Op 29-9-2018 om 03:22 schreef François:
>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:57:55 AM UTC-5, François wrote:
>>>> 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
>>> 
>>> Hello Helpful, boy, my needs wouldn't be satisfied without a word, no 
>>> matter how big or small from Helpful, I would begin having problems but 
>>> they would soon turn into worry about Harry ... !
>>> 
>>> Your explanation concerning the trashed folders & keys sticking seems 
>>> very plausible but quite frankly, I am not in the mood to deal with the 
>>> pain right now !!! There is no rhyme or reason to perform such tasks, 
>>> the danger & extra confusion is not worth the effort. And now that you 
>>> touch on that vein, I deem that Apple should offer a clear & precise 
>>> operation - especially how to avoid such movements !!!
>>> 
>>> I am going to use the simple method to rid myself of this headache - 
>>> iCloud - in the garbage - so, I'll thank you once again for 'being 
>>> there 'thank you again' & please stay well & happy.
>>> 
>>> Till 'next time' ...
>>> 
>>> François-
>>> 
>>> Well, I really appreciate your & Erik's advice. By the way, I'd like to 
>>> thank you for your Spread Sheet idea, I'll consider it but don't think 
>>> I'll try to implement it. The 'operators' will be testing it & they're 
>>> accustomed to FILMMAKER
>>> 
>> I forgot about the problems with cloud served solutions on Filemaker,> 
>> because I stay clear away from them. But Harry is right, you should> 
>> listen to him. Please. Debugging is nasty, I agree, but unless done> 
>> rigorously it's useless. You might discover something, but miss> 
>> something completely different. Please take the time it needs to find> 
>> out what went wrong in the first place.
> 
> Hello, I tried to answer you but my gmail kept returning with no 
> 'address known' - another computer anomaly. See your return address :   
> 'no...@gmail.com' !!!
> 
> To note : the exact same thing happened with Helpful Harry's address !! 
> I had to send both of them from here, something I'd prefer to choose, 
> if desired ...

They are both fake email addresses to avoid the spam-bot harvesters and 
the trolls clogging up inboxes with garbage emails.



> To respond now, Apple lost folders that were indepenent of filemaker so 
> it is more than a database problem.

That's not an iCloud issue, although there is a feature that stores 
files ONLY on the iCloud servers to free up room on the low-capacity 
SSD drives which shiup in many Macs these days. The files / folders 
aren't gone (they're still on the iCloud server), but they won't be 
accessible if you don't have an internet connection.

Otherwise it could be a problem with your drive beginning to fail. It 
may need to be fully erased (after a backup!) and everything, including 
the OS, re-installed.



> In addition, as already mentioned, the Apple curser hovers ('sticks' & 
> clicks ) simply on the desktop, at will - or in an app - like FMP or 
> Word or even TextEdit. It even clicked on the screen of a neighboring 
> MacBook Pro through WiFi & modified a phrase ... and on another, it 
> trashed an entire row of numbers !! Again, I really appreciate all of 
> your advice but am afraid that in my case, something is very amiss !! i 
> won¡t give up unless I abandon ship & say bye to Apple !!

Sounds like a faulty laptop, unless you've got some Bluetooth 
peripherals paired to it that are running low on battery. It may need 
to go back to the Apple Store / licensed service agent.


Helpful Harry   :o)

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    Re: Finding & Filling in Prices Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2018-09-29 18:29 +1200
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      Re: Finding & Filling in Prices François <geo6121@gmail.com> - 2018-09-29 11:06 -0700
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