Specifications

CHAPTER 18 Defining Forms
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❖ To save the form:
1 Do one of the following:
• Click the Save button.
• Select File>Save from the menu bar.
If you have previously saved the form, InfoMaker saves the new version.
If you have not previously saved the form, InfoMaker displays the Save
Form dialog box.
2 Name the form in the Forms box.
The form name can be any valid identifier up to 40 characters. For
information about InfoMaker identifiers, see Appendix A, “Identifiers.”
3 Enter comments to describe the form.
4 Click OK.
InfoMaker saves the form in the current library.
Working with forms
Once you have created a basic form, you can run it, import data into it, save its
data in an external file, and print it. You can also assign actions to buttons you
place in the form.
Running forms
You run forms to display and change information in the database. You can run
a form at any time after InfoMaker has generated a basic form.
❖ To run a form you are not currently working on:
• Click the Preview button in the PowerBar, select the form in the
Run/Preview dialog box, then click OK.
❖ To run a form you are currently working on:
• Click the Run button in the PainterBar.