Create a button with a default file name/path
Our company has Pipelines locked down to be insanely restrictive so I'm having to be a little creative here. RIght now I am building an app for a non-technical audience where they need the ability to ...
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Let's start with low tech.
Can you just make this URL formula button which will land the user on the native import menu?
URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_ of the table name from advanced properties]
& "?a=ImportExport&preselect=optImportFromFile"
The user will then navigate to where the file is stored on their computer or network drive.
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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Can you just make this URL formula button which will land the user on the native import menu?
URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_ of the table name from advanced properties]
& "?a=ImportExport&preselect=optImportFromFile"
The user will then navigate to where the file is stored on their computer or network drive.
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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That's going to be my last resort. The less navigation I can have I can have the user do is the ultimate goal.
Is it possible using that formula to have the fields pre filled and read only when they land on the import screen? That at least keeps them from choosing other than the intended file?
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Michael Mahon
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Is it possible using that formula to have the fields pre filled and read only when they land on the import screen? That at least keeps them from choosing other than the intended file?
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Michael Mahon
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- It is hard to say that something is absolutely impossible but I've never heard of anybody being able to pre-populate the file path.
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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