Tap Forms 5 is an amazing product. I upgraded recently from TF3 and I’m delighted.
I notice that on the Mac version of Tap Forms 5 (5.3.41) there is a collection of buttons including a “-” button under the child records window which allows for the deletion of records from the child form. On the iOS version (5.3.37 – latest on the App Store) there is only a “+” button to add records.
Is there some way to get the other very desirable functions on iOS? At the very least, is there an easy way to delete a record from the child form without having to go into the menu and select “Delete Record”?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
In my iPhone, while I’m in a record editing the fields, the top right of the screen has 3 lines. Touch those lines and that takes me to a list starting with “New Record”. At the bottom of that list is “Delete Record”. Is that what you want?
Thank you for your thoughts. As mentioned in my original post, I’m aware of the menu-based option. I’m trying to AVOID going into the menu because that both takes longer and is (for me at least) more prone to error than a single button with confirmation (as on the MacOS version of Tap Forms).
The “swipe left to delete” option on the main form would be difficult to implement on the child form given the way the child form works, but is there some other way of accomplishing what I want? I’d be content even with a script with an associated button on a custom Layout – if that’s even possible.
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There’s only the option to delete using the Delete Record menu command on the iOS version when you are using a Table field. But if you’re using a Link to Form field then you can tap on the Link to Form field on the record and see the list of linked records, you can then swipe to delete.
Thanks for your response Brendan. I was using a “Join” link to form field and I saw the linked child records but swiping only scrolled across the child records as a group and didn’t offer a “swipe delete” option. When I changed the link to form to a “one to many” it works as you describe.
Is there a way to do this with a “Join” as well?
Ah right. The Join and Table fields use the same embedded table control.
I’m afraid there’s not a way to swipe to delete across that table control, so you’ll have to use the menu command. Sorry.
Ok then! Thanks for answering. One-to-many it is, then! :)
