close ad
 
Important WebAssist Announcement
open ad
View Menu

Technical Support Forums

Free, outstanding support from WebAssist and your colleagues

Problems editing a previously created form using FB..

Thread began 9/02/2009 9:11 pm by steve387748 | Last modified 9/04/2009 2:57 pm by steve387748 | 1815 views | 3 replies

steve387748

Problems editing a previously created form using FB - RESOLVED

I used Security Assist to automatically create the initial login form along with client_Registration.php.

I decided to edit the client_Registration.php form with Form Builder to add a Captcha. When I click Insert->Web Assist - FormBuilder, after having my cursor in the existing form. I click Edit on the Choose a form section of the Wizard. It displays the next window where I see Group: 1 displayed. I click on Group: 1 and then click edit and it shows the current form, but all the names for the fields show the field names from the database rather than the names I had saved. Example is first_name rather than the label that was First Name:

So I went in to each Line number, clicked on the label, renamed it to the more user friendly name (e.g. first_name became First Name:, last_name became Last Name: etc.) and clicked Apply for each label name. I also added validation where I wanted it and eventually saved proceeded to click Finish.

The form looked correct, but I realized that although I had added Captcha as a new line and changed it from text to Captcha, the Captcha didn't appear in the form when I had clicked Finish.

So I decided to go back to the form and try to insert the Captcha again. Problem is that all of the label fields that I had changed don't show up correctly and I have to redo all of the labels yet again. It's as if there is no way to edit an existing form without having to re-label all of the fields each time.

Is there something wrong with what I'm doing or is this how FB behaves? I also saved the work I had done as a category and type and gave it a unique name. Problem is the labels still show the field names from the database that are there rather than the labels I had created.

Then I decided to use a blank php page and use FB rather than SA to create a login form as a test. When inserting the form I chose Log in as the form and chose Sharp as the design. I finished the work and it created the necessary fields on the page. Then I decided I wanted to try adding another field to the login page. How in the heck is this done? I tried the steps I described above for an existing form and couldn't get it to work at all (couldn't see it as an existing form).

What I would like to do is use what exists in the form be it created from SA or FB and add fields or change labels, etc. using FB. Problem is, how is this done? There doesn't seem to be a mode where I can double-click the form or select a tool that will allow me to modify the form after saving it and make the incremental changes I need to make without having to re-label all the label names. In the case of the login form built using FB I couldn't find a way to even edit that form although it was created using FB.

I read the getting started guide for FB and there is a statement on page 5 of the pdf where it has a title "Customizing form elements and modifying validation" The next sentence says there is an edit form interface of CSS Form Builder that allows you to modify each individual form element.... How/where is this "Edit Form interface" that's mentioned?

steve

Build websites with a little help from your friends

Your friends over here at WebAssist! These Dreamweaver extensions will assist you in building unlimited, custom websites.

Build websites from already-built web applications

These out-of-the-box solutions provide you proven, tested applications that can be up and running now.  Build a store, a gallery, or a web-based email solution.

Want your website pre-built and hosted?

Close Windowclose

Rate your experience or provide feedback on this page

Account or customer service questions?
Please user our contact form.

Need technical support?
Please visit support to ask a question

Content

rating

Layout

rating

Ease of use

rating

security code refresh image

We do not respond to comments submitted from this page directly, but we do read and analyze any feedback and will use it to help make your experience better in the future.

Close Windowclose

We were unable to retrieve the attached file

Close Windowclose

Attach and remove files

add attachmentAdd attachment
Close Windowclose

Enter the URL you would like to link to in your post

Close Windowclose

This is how you use right click RTF editing

Enable right click RTF editing option allows you to add html markup into your tutorial such as images, bulleted lists, files and more...

-- click to close --

Uploading file...