Maybe also prevent duplicate ids. Using a lot of CTRL+C, CTRL+V you end up with identical ids, that I later on change manually. However, I haven't noticed any stability problems with duplicate ids during form development.
On 4/8/06, Chris Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gerald Mylog wrote: > > I managed to reproduce the problem with an empty form containing just > one > > button. > > Changing the name of the button id to a name containing an underscore > will > > cause this problem. e g ok to ok_1 > > You can do the changes with the form editor and save the changes but > later > > on it can't open the form again. > > > > Another thing I noticed is that you cannot use comments (NB.) in the > form > > definition section, which is really a pity because I use them as a very > > sophisticated means of version control. Never delete anything, keep old > code > > in comments forever, FISH.... :-) > > > > Gerald > > > > > > PS. > > > > FIFO - first in first out > > LIFO - last in first out > > FISH - first in still here > > Understood now - ids cannot contain underscores, and the form editor > should prevent this. I'll get it updated. Similarly, the form editor > should prevent ids that conflict with 'wd' names, for example, naming a > checkbox 'wd' is not a good idea. > > The form definition section is not really intended for comments. There > is no reasonable way for the editor to know where to put the comments > after an edit session. What I suggest is that you cut and paste the old > definitions elsewhere in the script, and prefix with NB. (highlight and > press Ctrl+Shift+N). You could also move the old definitions after the > 'rem form end;' line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
