Possible to Display Text only in view mode?

Question

I know i can choose which fields to show in view mode vs edit/add mode, but can I do this directly from a formula text field. Is there any code for If(Mode=View, "DIsplay this text", Mode=Add, "DIsplay this text") etc?

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Mike Tamoush
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markshnier__you · Answer

Not by formula, but if course, you can have two separate fields called

[Words for view mode]
[Words for add mode]

and then put them both on the form

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Mark Shnier (YQC)
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blakeharrison · Answer

You can - sort of. Formulas can have criteria that will differentiate between Add and Edit/View, but not between all three. To do this, you would setup criteria that looks at the 'Record ID#' field. If that field is 0 or Null, you're in Add mode.

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Blake Harrison
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DataBlender - Quickbase Solution Provider
Atlanta GA
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michaeltamoush · Answer

Thanks Mark and Blake. I have used both of those techniques, just making sure I wasn't missing anything sneaky that was available natively when writing my formula.

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Mike Tamoush
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