(Of course it can be argued that one simply should not, under any circumstances, store data in text fields formatted as check box sets. But I have good news: Magic Key can help alleviate that pain, as you will see if you download and explore today’s demo file, magic-key-check-box-reporting. There are pros and cons to this approach, and one of the cons is that data stored in this manner can be a pain to report on. Have you ever built or inherited a system with data stored in text fields formatted as check box sets? I believe that the name originates with European developer Ugo Di Luca, and we’ll get to the details in a moment, but first let’s look at a scenario where it might come in handy. Today we’re going to look at a technique called Magic Key, which allows you to flexibly create and populate related records.
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