RVF as a form editor

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Jim Maguire

Posted: 05/21/2005 22:06:23

I have been using MS Word to create some forms with many data entry fields

including checkboxes and combo's. The data is entered in the form fields

off line and then later imported by my app when the user connects. I see

RVF as a much better way since I can make it more interactive. I was able

to import the forms as RTF's virtually perfectly except of course for the

fields themselves. I added the Checkboxes and combos with no problem.

The problem is the forms fill a page and are made up of essentially tables

and the combos increase the row heights so much it pushes them into a 2nd

page when printed. Word solves the by only showing the combo when the field

has focus. Also, the combo bitmap button is much smaller, making the combo

much smaller. Another problem is that the Combos don't align with the

preceding text nicely.

I wonder if the best way to solve this is to have some dummy field in the

RVF that is replaced by a hidden combo in the OnSelect event. I've seen and

used this technique in grids.

Finally, my question: Does this seem to be the best solution, and if so, how

do I get the selected fields X,Y points?