Can't Edit Unit Prices

Problem

popup menus in Macintosh BidMagic Construction Estimating Software not showing the "edit unit prices" option in popup menu

Diagnosis

get to the unit prices card using a popp button in one of the other subcats on the same card. Then check the list of cost items- are there empty lines?

Hint: sometimes people can't see empty lines. To be sure, have them click on the last visible item, and press the down arrow key on the keyboard. If no empty lines below the last item, it will beep; otherwise the selection will shift one down, and empty info will appear in the fields at right.

Solution

Click on the empty line in the list, and delete that line. Keep going until all empty lines are deleted, then click Save
& Return, and they should be all set.

Comments

explanation: the name field usually alerts if they create an item and leave it without a name. However, probably due to HC closefield problems, sometimes the field never gets a closefield, and the name is left empty.

Thus a blank line appears in the list. When they try to use the popup menu for the subcat on the spec card, they don't get anything after a certain item, because the popup menu xcmd interprets an empty line as the end of the menu.

Entered 3/31/97 by Vinay. Updated 10/20/2010.

NOTE-- We retired BidMagic estimating software back in 2002, and replaced with Goldenseal-- which is integrated estimating software and project management software (plus optional accounting software).