Use Search Application as advanced search OR edit Dynamic Search Fields on a grid.

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#1

I have a search application working exactly how I would like it to. This is my first time using a Search application in Scriptcase, I usually use the built in Searchs that grids offer.
I see no way of using the search application that I built as the advanced search for my grid.
There seems to be a way to link a Search application to a form, but not to a grid. Is this not possible?

The reason I needed to build the search application was due to the fields in the grid search, dynamic or advanced, will not let me edit the autocomplete lookups they perform.

I have a field called “ManufacturerID” that contains numbers in a Manufacturers table that contains “ManufacturerName” along with each ID and I want the search to use the name in the autocomplete… not the number. I was able to do that with a search application but cannot figure out a way to do that with the Dynamic or Advanced Search functions of the Grid Application.

Even though I have been using Scriptcase for over a year now, I still don’t always know the best way to use its powerful options.

Thanks!

#2

Yes, I was trying to do the same but the Search application only allows connect a form application.

#3

I dont use too much search app, but you can do what you ask. Once you select your field for search, you can go over Search>Fields and configure your fields as autocomplete with the lookup you want