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#It creates any columns needed for [[Forms#Form_Type|Browse]] or [[Forms#Form_Type|Browse Edit]] type Forms. | #It creates any columns needed for [[Forms#Form_Type|Browse]] or [[Forms#Form_Type|Browse Edit]] type Forms. | ||
#Adds a Button Object on the '''Testing Tab''' of the Developer's Home Page '''OR''' if it was a Subform, let's you know the Code of the Form that was created. | #Adds a Button Object on the '''Testing Tab''' of the Developer's Home Page '''OR''' if it was a [[Forms#Form_Type|Subform]], let's you know the Code of the Form that was created. | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 14 July 2017
The Form Builder will create a Fast Form.
A Fast Form is just a term that refers to a Form built with the Form Builder.
The Form Builder does 3 or 4 things.
- It creates a Form and it's Objects.
- It creates any columns needed for Browse or Browse Edit type Forms.
- Adds a Button Object on the Testing Tab of the Developer's Home Page OR if it was a Subform, let's you know the Code of the Form that was created.
Create Fast Form
To create a Fast Form you will need to do 3 things..
Table Name
This is a nuScroll Object that will allow you to do 1 of 2 things.
- Create a new table name and it's field names.
- Choose an existing table and then be able to scroll through it's field names in all of the Field Name Objects.
Table Type
At least 1 Browse Column checkbox must be ticked if the Form Type is either..
- Browse
- Edit Browse
Subforms do not require a Button created on the Test Tab as they are not opened directly.
Add Objects
To create a Fast Form the Form Builder has the following predefined Objects..
Clicking one of these Object will add a record to the subform list of Objects to be created, and allow you to do 2 things.
- Allow you to change it's Label
- Allow you to change it's Field Name
The possible choice of Objects is...
(Clicking on ? will show what each Object does and looks like.)
- Input:text
- Input:button
- Input:checkbox
- Input:nuAutoNumber
- Input:nuScroll
- Input:nuDate
- Input:nuNumber
- Input:number
- Input:file
- Word
- Calc
- Display
- Lookup
- HTML
- Select
- Select:multiselect
- Textarea
- Image
Create Fast Form
Click the Action Button named Build Fast Form.
This will create all that is needed by the new Form and display a message that will take you to it's newly created Button on the Testing Tab.