Saturday, October 8, 2005
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 50  
Bill Warner, Editor: Compuniq@aol.com
Jim Chapman, Editor: jec@iowatelecom.net
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ARTICLES
Alpha Five V7 Web Components - Comments from Users
Using Javascript to Add Calculated Fields to Your Web Page
Allow Runtime Users to Design a Report
Progressive Lookup 2
Toggle Between Two Records
Alpha Five Made Easy, The Basics and More for Version 5
Alpha Five Made Easy, The Basics and More for Version 6!

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Alpha Five V7 Web Components - Comments from Users
A lot of users have tried the version 7 Beta Web Component Builder. Here's what they had to say about this greatly-improved version:

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Using Javascript to Add Calculated Fields to Your Web Page
by Dr. Peter Wayne


Java script can make your web pages snappier and more professional, and allow you add components not found in "plain" we pages. Here's the scoop:

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Allow Runtime Users to Design a Report
by Dan Blank

If you have ever wanted to give your end users the ability to create their own 'on-the-fly' simple reports you need to read this article by Alpha Five developer Dan Blank. Dan brings us a very easy approach to this issue.

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Progressive Lookup 2
by Jim Chapman

If you need a fast easy to implement progressive lookup routine for your work in Alpha Five, check out this freely downloadable function that will have you going in no time.

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Toggle Between Two Records
by Bill Warner and Cal Locklin

Here's a way to go from the last record you found using Find by Key, to the previous one found, and back again:

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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 Version 5 book republished here in the Alpha Newsletter as a series. Join Susan as she shares her book with the Alpha community. This is the twenty eighth installment.
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Alpha Five Made Easy, The Basics and More for Version 6!
by Susan Hussey Bush

We are excited to announce that Susan Bush, author of the popular Alpha Five tutorials, has graciously consented to having "Alpha Five Made Easy, The Basics and More for Version 6," republished here in the Alpha Newsletter as a series. There are 32 installments that will appear here in the newsletter. The companion databases are available for download, so you will have a first hand opportunity to sample the book by doing the exercises. This is the eighth installment.
Editor's Note: In past installments of Susan's version 6 book released here in the newsletter, there was a mix up in file names. We have provided here links to the correct files so you can download the correct installments 1 through 8.
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