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QB64 Team Software => InForm Discussion => Topic started by: LM on March 15, 2021, 09:42:47 pm
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I have a beginner's question about InForm. I am using v1.2 build 15.
I am ran InForm Designer (UiEditor.exe). I made a simple form with some labels and buttons. I then saved and exited to QB64. I wrote a few lines of code to respond to events (like mouse entering a control or mouse down on a control). I then found that I would like to add some additional controls to the form. I again went to the InForm Designer, loaded my form and added the controls. Here is my question: Is there a way to save the new form and use it with the code I already wrote without losing it? I did not immediately see how this is done. My edited form resulted in a new .bas file without the code I already wrote. Am I missing something? Do you have any recommendations?
Thanks!
LM
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When you save an existing project, InForm will save a backup of both the .bas and the .frm files, in the same folder as the originals, with -backup added to their name. You can just rename those and continue using them.
However, in the upcoming version of InForm I've made it a bit smarter about reusing existing code when editing an existing form. If you'd like to test the new feature, enable auto-updates and choose the development channel:
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You should get a notification prompting you to update InForm. After you're in the latest development build, you will see that editing existing projects will be way smoother.
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Now, even without upgrading, if you wish to just edit the .frm file without affecting the .bas file, you can go to the Save dialog (File->Save project as) and check "Don't save .bas project (save .frm only)".
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If you do that, the .bas file will remain unchanged - but in this case you should manually add the DIM lines for whatever new controls you may have added.
My advice is: get the development build if editing an existing form is something you will be doing often.
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Thanks! Much appreciated. I will try it.
LM