Command Buttons in Continuous Forms

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I have a continoues form that has a button linked to a help file. Not all
the records in the form have a help file associated with that record. I
ultimatly want to be able to hide the command button if there is no help file
and show it if there is a help file. When I try to do this however it hides
the command button on ALL the records, not just the ones that don't have the
help files. Any suggestions?
 
I certainly have a lot of continues forms where I set the controls 'enabled'
property on/off. While this actually makes all instances of the control go
disabled, I actually find this works quite well. I mean, when you move
to the next row, those columns that you enable, or disable can then
be set. So, you could set the controls visible property as you move
the cursor up/down through the

In fact, I actually PREFER the above behavior, as then during
data entry it is VERY easy to see that the column in question
is enabled.

In place of a VERY HARD TO READ checkerboard pattern of enabled, and
disabled boxes,
, you get a very nice enable/display view as I move the cursor up /down.

I have uploaded a gif animation of me navigating in a form, both of the two
screen shots will give you an idea of how this looks.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/HideColumn/index.htm

(there is two exmaples screens inthe in the above that shows what I
mean......)
 
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