Keith,
I understand the convenience and capability of EF+, but it's just in my nature to try to accomplish things on my own, sometimes just to see how close I can get.
As of today I've answered my own question. I couldn't get the syntax correct for the query on method 2, so I stepped back and thought about method 1. Using method 1 I was able to properly set up the query to filter and organize exactly what i wanted to display, (which took care of the hard part in my opinion.) Then I had to figure out how to get the formatting correct, so I spent some time reading through stackexchange and W3Schools.com, and basically created my own CSS page with styling code that overrides the CSS page that gets generated by QBase for the embedded table, and after some tinkering I've actually pulled it off! I have an embedded report on my exact form, that actually matches the formatting on the rest of my form, and I did it all myself. Oh and here's a kicker, when I started this, I knew next to nothing about CSS and how it applies to HTML aside from simple in-line stuff.
Now that being said, there is a risk to all of this: if the QBase developers change the way that the CSS or HTML gets generated for these embedded tables, there is a chance that my CSS overrides will stop working. Not the end of the world, but it would take time to try and fix it.
So Keith, I might be interested in the Exact Forms Basic product. I'd like to see what the capabilities and limitations are compared to EF Plus, and get some more info about it. How can I contact you?
-Matt
