I’m just dropping this here so I have something to refer people to when they ask. This is a simple concept app (copyable), that demonstrates the following techniques: Building custom forms for adding and editing list items (as an alternative to the native forms provided by Glide) Preventing dupli…

[image] Jeff_Hager: It’s a bit hacky, @Jeff_Hager check it out now! I found an elegant solution Instead of preventing the user to add the existing item, I let him try and a new screen tells him that the selected item can’t be added because it’s duplicated so go back and try another when suc…

Thanks for all the help, it was crucial ! I wouldn’t have been able to do it on my own

Hi @Darren_Murphy Darren, im new to Glide and based out of SG too! I’d like to understand how to create a Custom “edit” form on a Detail screen? [image] Custom Forms Concept Tried taking a look at your example app and it’s exactly what I need but im not sure if…

What I usually do is re-using the custom form you likely used for the add operation. On entry to the custom edit screen, set all the values of the current record to that screen, and also the ID of the current record. Then have a button for the “save” function, setting the edited values back to the…

Is there anyway you could share a remix link or somthing to this project?

Which part are you getting stuck with? Can you share what you have configured so far?

i am getting stuck with displaying a message to say that the username is taken - it only displays once the user has his submit… is there anyway i could you values from screen or something else to make sure this is live? or anyother way to top the user from going forward without a unique username. i …

You mentioned a “submit” action, is it still a normal form or is it a submit action you created yourself? Have you created a relation to check whether the entered username is taken? Can you show some screenshots or a video recording using Loom?

Hey @Darren_Murphy , is there any chance you could share a remix, duplicate or even just a Loom video explaining and showing the back workings of Custom Forms Concept ? I am just so annoyed on trying to figure out how you got the “make sure there is no duplicate names” thing working. This would be VE…

How do I create a custom form?

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Darren_Murphy March 24, 2025, 2:32am 164

I don’t believe I ever created a video related to this.
The template works, I tested it just yesterday.
What happens when you try to copy it?

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