M
Mark
An idea for a type of “view†would be a Tree Control for custom forms. Each
leaf node of the tree points to a record and the managing form. The
"folders" or other nodes of the tree are just nodes in the tree. On the same
thought the folder or container nodes could also have forms for them for
extra data tracking. When creating a node you would select either the “formâ€
or to be a ‘folderâ€. If the node is a ‘form†the record will be linked to
that position in the view.
The use case for a tree control in a custom control would allow a user to
organize the data in a hierarchy. At times a “views†and “twisties†are used
to allow the different views of the data. The tree could be another view
that adds extra metadata to a record to track its “folder†or node location.
The tree does not have to be an actual form control.
It would even be possible to move records to different nodes by either
dragging it or cut/copy. All that would have to change is the node location
for the record.
The more extreme would to identify special folders that “filter†the
records. These nodes will only display records that match a filter condition.
leaf node of the tree points to a record and the managing form. The
"folders" or other nodes of the tree are just nodes in the tree. On the same
thought the folder or container nodes could also have forms for them for
extra data tracking. When creating a node you would select either the “formâ€
or to be a ‘folderâ€. If the node is a ‘form†the record will be linked to
that position in the view.
The use case for a tree control in a custom control would allow a user to
organize the data in a hierarchy. At times a “views†and “twisties†are used
to allow the different views of the data. The tree could be another view
that adds extra metadata to a record to track its “folder†or node location.
The tree does not have to be an actual form control.
It would even be possible to move records to different nodes by either
dragging it or cut/copy. All that would have to change is the node location
for the record.
The more extreme would to identify special folders that “filter†the
records. These nodes will only display records that match a filter condition.