I used an inherited form in the user enterable form, so some changes could be made in the development environment without destroying the User's changes.
Also, could OBJECT DUPLICATE be used during On Load to give a new object a name like "[Table1]Field1"? Keith - CDI > On Jan 23, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > (Using v16) > > I'm experimenting with allowing users to create their own forms with > editable forms. I have one or two questions ... > > *1. Displaying/deleting objects such as fields* > I need to allow the user to choose which fields to display on the form. The > only way I can see to manage that is to place ALL fields from the table on > the form, and set them as Invisible. Then have a list of fields that the > user can choose from and make the selected field(s) visible. Then if they > want to delete a field, we just make it invisible again. Is there a better > way to manage this? > > *2. Stability* > I'm currently working with v16r5 and I am finding these editable forms to > be very unstable. Many crashes and strange behaviour. Is this usual or just > because it's a beta version? > > *3. The .4DA file* > This file containing the custom forms is saved into the .4DA file next to > the structure. Is there any way to store it in a different location? Say, > next to the .4dd? Staring it next to the .4dc file makes updating a bit of > an issue. > > *4. Any other comments?* > Any suggestions, or gotchas, you would like to share about this topic? > > > Thanks! > > Pat > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
