Hi Keith, Yes, we could use OBJECT DUPLICATE. Pat On 23 January 2018 at 14:49, Keith Culotta via 4D_Tech <[email protected] > wrote:
> 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 < > [email protected]> 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:[email protected] > > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 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:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** -- ************************************************* 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:[email protected] **********************************************************************
