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Monday, January 6, 2003 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 11  
Contact the Editors:
Bill Warner: Compuniq@aol.com
Jim Chapman: jec@iowatelecom.net
TOPICS
News & Notes
Learn Alpha Five
Tips & Tricks
Tech Corner
Developer Spotlight
ARTICLES
3rd Annual Alpha Conference
New from Alpha!
Alpha Five version 5 Training Courseware available from PACE Training Group, Inc.
Alpha Five Training Comes to London!
Faxing from Alpha Five Version 5 using Winfax and DDE
The Power and Ease of Action Scripting in Version 5
Alpha Five Made Easy, The Basics and More for Version 5.
Totaling a Totaled Field in a Report
Re-sorting a Browse
An Interview with John Keogh
3rd Annual Alpha Conference
3rd Annual Alpha Conference

Mark your Calendars! The 3rd Annual Alpha Conference will be held in the Boston area April 4-6th.

Momentum is building around Alpha Five in the marketplace. Plan on attending to learn more about Alpha Five and where it is heading. Meet, mingle and learn from the other "Alphaholics."

For more info, or to express preliminary interest, please visit http://www.pacetraining.com/conf2003/overview.html or e-mail Valerie Simpkins at vsimpkins@pacetraining.com.
 

New from Alpha!
New from Alpha

Click on the links below to find out more about these exciting new products:

New Alpha Five/QuickBooks Linker is now shipping! See how you can exchange data between Alpha (all versions!) and QuickBooks.

New 'Ad Hoc View' Addin is now available for Alpha Five V5.

New Alpha Five v5 ReportMailer Addin allows you to send mass-mailing reports via e-mail.
 

Alpha Five version 5 Training Courseware available from PACE Training Group, Inc.
[FULL STORY]
 
Alpha Five Training Comes to London!
PACE Training Group, Inc. bring their Alpha Five version 5 training to London England this spring. Click "Full Story" to get the details.
[FULL STORY]
 
Faxing from Alpha Five Version 5 using Winfax and DDE
by Russ Boehle

Technically archaic, faxing is a staple of today's business communications. Although faxing capabilities are not, as yet, built into Alpha Five version 5, Russ Boehle shows us how easy it is to bring this capability to the Alpha Five user. Join Russ as he leads us through the process of setting up a networked client/server faxing environment that is control with Alpha Five.
[FULL STORY]
 
The Power and Ease of Action Scripting in Version 5
by Frances Peake

Frances Peake, former Manager of Technical Support and Quality Assurance at Alpha Software, and one of the best known names in the Alpha Database Development world, shows off the ease and power of Alpha Five version 5's Action Scripting. Join her as she shows us how quickly you can create a sophisticated prompt for a user to enter multiple report filtering criteria.
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Alpha Five Made Easy, The Basics and More for Version 5.
by Susan Hussey Bush

Susan has graciously consented to having her new book republished here in the Alpha Newsletter as a series. Join Susan as she shares her book with the Alpha community. This is the second installment.
[FULL STORY]
 
Totaling a Totaled Field in a Report
by Bill Warner and Cal Locklin

If there is a field in a report group that is the total of fields from different tables in a one-many set, and a grand total of this group field is required, the result could be inaccurate (and unexpected!). Here's how to get an accurate total:

Full Story
 
Re-sorting a Browse
by John Zaleski

Wouldn't it be nice to move one item up or down in a browse? Here's how:

Full Story
 
An Interview with John Keogh
by Jim Chapman

I had the pleasure of interviewing John Keogh for this issue of the Alpha Newsletter. John hails from Greenock, Scotland. The thing that caught my eye about John's use of Alpha Five is that he builds his application for the purpose of making money, but…. he gives it away! Join us as I interview John Keogh by the River Clyde.

Full Story
 
NEW at ALPHA
Accounting Program for Alpha Five

Contact Manager/Time & Billing/Order Entry Applications for V5

New Peter Wayne Version 5 Book!!

Documentor for V5

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