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[Kimberley Hoffman]

Hi Brendan,

I am trying to update some old files from a previous version of TapForms. In the previous one (which probably was imported from Bento) I didn’t have an automatic web-link, it got imported into TapForms 5 as text box. I added the weblink box, but cannot seem to enter anything into the field.
(I recorded my screen, but since you cannot see the cursor being placed nor see me typing, it really doesn’t make sense to upload the recording).

Perhaps I am overlooking something. There are about 200 files to update.

I was also having problems syncing to the iCloud today.

Regards,
Kimberley

[Brendan]

You’re absolutely right. Before noon gets one value and after noon gets a day later. Just tested it. Before noon got one day earlier. After noon was correct. Bento had both a NOW() and a TODAY() function. So maybe it would be better to have TODAY() instead of NOWDATE() to return the current date with the time set to midnight (end of day).

[Kimberley Hoffman]

Thanks. I’ll try it. I want to clean up the old forms anyway, as some are out of date and some seem to be either placeholders/form suggestions from the original TapForms3 or left over from Bento from way back when.

But before I touch anything, I’ll be doing a big back-up of files and data. Just in case I touch the wrong thing. (Those buttons on the iPhone are really, really, small)

Have a good evening
Kim

[Brendan]

I know that when I purchased Bento for Mac a long time ago, I also had to purchase the iPhone and the iPad versions each separately. Tap Forms for iOS is now universal so it’s a single purchase, but it is a separate purchase from the Mac version. My apologies if this has caused some confusion.

[Leo]

Norhing. They are two separate apps. You have to buy the iPad app also. Its not bento.

[Robert Rawson]

Dear Wisdom,

I have just paid £49 to switch from Bento to Tap Forms, but after downloading the mac desktop version, the iPad app does not appear on my iPad store as a free download (as it did with Bento). What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

[Brendan]

Hi Cedric,

Would you like to email me your Bento template and I can try and import it to find out what is causing your trouble?

Thanks,

Brendan

[Zippidty Doodah]

This database was brought from Bento through importing an exported template made in Bento.

Made a new layout and dragging over the existing fields wanted in that new layout.

However, the field I want in the new layout, drags over as one of the other fields in the list.

To test this, I created a new field in TF, and tried dragging that over into the new layout. Same result, only a different field drags over.

I have tested this several times to ensure I am clicking and dragging the field I want. For instance: Field I want is International. The field that shows up is Billing Dates.

I’m stumped and can’t move forward with new layouts.

Thanks

[Brendan]

Hi Mike,

There’s an “Email Selected Addresses…” function under the Edit menu. If you select that, Tap Forms will generate an empty email addressed to the email addresses within the records that it finds has email addresses. If you have more than one email address in a form, switch to the multi-column list view, then click on the email field header to select all those records and then choose the Email Selected Addresses function.

Not sure exactly if that’s what you’re looking for, but that’s what Tap Forms does. It’s pretty much the same as how Bento worked with that function.

Thanks!

Brendan

[Edwin Lyons]

Hi,

I know this is 5 years later, but this issue still exists. Is there any chance it’ll be fixed?

Not related to this, but it’d also be really convenient if the file list supported quick look like Bento did – so that pressing the space bar opened a preview of the file. I imagine this would be useful for other file types such as photos.

Thanks!

[Ulyee F]

Thanks for the above. Am in the process of converting some Bento dbs over for iPad and ran into a few things.

They had a Calc result Type known as duration; it seemed to mostly prettify and chunk the date.

The Db i am stuck on is trading options, and had a Calc between the sold and bought dates, ending up as say 7 weeks five days.

Now, on a 1,200 record db i csv imported, I had to change the dates from text to date and also seem to have to go record by record touching the date field to get the Calc to work.

Is there a way to force a db wide recalc on a date Calc?

[Craig Stone]

Thanks Brendan. Thats cool I don’t mind paying for the 2 just didn’t want to duplicate.
I’ve brought my databases over from Bento and your app so far is awesome thanks.
I imagine there are plenty of things I don’t know about it though – I’ll go find some tutorials to learn more. cheers, Craig

[Bob Bower]

Hi Brendan or Mike,
Several days ago, I was sent a notice saying there was an update so I installed it. I believe it was Tap Forms 5.1.2 Build 1652.
I opened my Single View Mode custom form (that I had spent hours perfecting) but the font I used, Helvetica Medium Condensed, got substituted by Helvetica Regular. Quite honestly, this is a disaster because Helvetica Regular is fat and also has a different height. All the text in my text fields are in the wrong place, lower down than they should be. And the fat width causes some text to disappear, making the form unusable.
Is there a global way to set for all forms or even a single form (but all layouts) with a default typeface, e.g., Helvetica Condensed Medium (of varying point sizes)?
This will take me hours to fix manually.
I wonder what went wrong. Not sure if I can go back to former backup and it will all look right again.
Still love it, however. I’m so chuffed by the amazing labels printing ability. That is saving me so much time! Light years ahead of Bento.
Please se attached why I can only use Helvetica Condensed Medium and please see the new update version which has replaced that font with Helvetica Regular.

P.S. Also, strangely, I just noticed that when you print or create a PDF wth the new version that the top of the single view layout disappears and the whole thing is too high. How do I fix that—because in Sungle View Mode it looks correct (but not when it’s printed.)

Cheers,
Bob

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[Stan TAYLOR]

Hi Brendan.
The problem now seems to be under control, and down to user error.
Perhaps attention needs to be emphasised regarding this situation, especially as it appears essential to remove ‘hidden’ Files to prevent them resurfacing later?
Before the second ‘resurfacing’ I had carefully manually Deleted all the visible versions of the File by visiting:

~/Library > Containers > com.tapzapp.tapforms-mac > Data > Documents > (TF Database + BackUps)

and

iCloud Drive > Tap Forms > (TF Database + BackUps)

This proved to be ineffective in achieving the desired result, the Deletions should have been performed using the supplied Tool.
The attached Image TapForms StartUp Window 01, displays what I expect to see first when opening Tap Forms.
Prior to using the Also Delete from iCloud Tool the attached Image TapForms StartUp Window 02 shows the changes that took place after several minutes, during which there was absolutely nil User Input.
After several more minutes had elapsed the iCloud + Downward Pointing Arrow Icon
faded from view.
Perhaps worth mentioning, for those with even less experience than me, is that a TF Database not set to Sync with iCloud the Also Delete from iCloud will not be available as an Option.

During events described above I created a simple 1 Form 1 Record, with both items Named Test but nil Data input, and also called Test Database. This was subsequently Deleted. The TF test copy 1 that surfaced is completely different to the one I created, including the lack of Capitalisation that you may have noticed is a habit of mine.
As I am the sole occupant here it is absolutely certain that no other person or animal has been any where near my Mac.

I have enjoyed this part of the Learning Curve and look forward to more pleasure in the future. I really liked Bento but I LOVE Tap Forms. Thank you.

[Tom Banks]

Hi Brendan,

Thanks for your quick help. That suggestion worked for me…sort of. The watch seems to work with TF documents I have created (which have only one form per document), but not with ones I imported from Bento (some of which have several forms in one document). In the latter case, if I set an imported form to appear on the watch, the watch instead shows me the screen giving directions to set up.

Maybe related, maybe not, is that the top TF directory on the iPhone sometimes shows duplicate documents that I did not deliberately ask for. For example, if I create a document named “Agenda”, I may soon also see a document appear named “Agenda copy 1”. The copy may have no form visible inside of it, and if I set the original to appear on my watch, the watch icon may appear on the icon of the copy instead. I have tried deleting these copies from iCloud, but they reappear for reasons I can’t map out.

Thanks,
Tom