Is there a way to apply certain values (ie. a date or an author)
across a specific set of records? I just want to apply the date field
to 300 records rather than have a data entry person go back and select
the data from a drop down for each of those 300 records.

This sounds easy enough - any ideas?

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> Is there a way to apply certain values (ie. a date or an author)
> across a specific set of records? I just want to apply the date field
> to 300 records rather than have a data entry person go back and select
> the data from a drop down for each of those 300 records.
>
> This sounds easy enough - any ideas?
>

Please state version and platsform when you ask a question.

Make sure you hace found the records you need
Goto the field you need.
use shortkey: CTRL-=

AND search the help file on 'replace contents'

Keep well, Ursus

On Aug 20, 9:32 am, gar... [at] gmail.com wrote:
> Is there a way to apply certain values (ie. a date or an author)
> across a specific set of records? I just want to apply the date field
> to 300 records rather than have a data entry person go back and select
> the data from a drop down for each of those 300 records.
>
> This sounds easy enough - any ideas?

Surely you can:

1) Find the 300 records you want to replace the date

2) change the date in the first of those records and maintain the
field selected

3) Go to Recrods--> Replace filed contents (you will have a summary
window that tells you exactly what filed is replaced and how)

Obviously all the remaining 299 records will end-up with the same date
reported in the first record you changed manually...

Hope this helps

Diego