Creating a Form (screen)

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Description

Generate a New Form within the selected Table.

Keys

LHS    Left Hand Side

RHS   Right Hand Side

Table Editor   Form Editor   Create a New Form   Save Icon

Method

LHS panel Database, Table Editor, click on the file you want to use. Table Options…, Forms, Forms Options…, Create a New Form.

Enter New record Id CUSTOMER DETAILS then Click OK.

Two Boxes appear. The middle one is the properties of the form the other is the blank form.

The Properties box has 3 tabs Objects, Fields and Input Sequence.

Objects Tab – Will display a set of new tabs which display the different fields that can be put on to the form. Text Box, Date Box, Time Box, Combo Box etc…

Double click on the field and the field will drop down on the form.

Fields Tab – Displays the fields that are on the form and any frames that have been used.

Input Sequence Tab – Displays the order of any input fields if any.

Click on the field on the form and reposition it and resize it by clicking on the small blue markers around the field.

At the top pf the Properties box there are 3 options:-

Click on the letter A to add a label to the form, then enter the label caption and press ok the caption will appear on the form. You can move the caption into position.

Click on the grid box – To Select fields for a Grid

Click on the frame box – To Add a frame to the form – puts a frame on the form you can resize and reposition by clicking on the frame outline.

When you finished click on Save icon or the corner X on the form you will be asked 'Would you like to change the character version YES, No to Cancel ?'.

Screen options. – pre and post screen options

Click on the first input field the properties of which will be shown on the RHS – go down to process you will have options to put in programs for:-

Field Properties

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