> On May 1, 2020, at 1:13 PM, James Crate via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > >> Here is an idea which seems to work, but needs more evaluation. What if you >> named the form object with the property path in the form data? Even if >> periods are not allowed (they seem to be), another character could be used. >> I think the maximum length of an object name is 255 characters which should >> be plenty. > > The problem with this approach, as others have mentioned, is that you can no > longer use object name prefixes to show/hide/enable/etc groups of form > objects.
I don't see why that is a problem. Just give them a common property in the path to group them and use a contains string, e.g. "@.property.@". Or probably better and more explicit, just create a collection on the Form for the items in the group. John DeSoi, Ph.D. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
