Pendragon Forms Field Types

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Your can be used on Palm OS devices and Pocket PCs. Most fields look and behave in the same way on both platforms.

Currency Fields:

On a Palm OS device, currency values are entered in cents and the decimal point is set for you.

Text Field Answer Area

Text fields with an answer height of more than one line will display as several lines.

Date fields, Popup Lists, Option 1-5 fields and YesNo Checkboxes

are quite similar on both platforms.

Selecting a Date

On both devices, tapping in a Date field or a Date & Time field displays a calendar.

On a Palm OS device, use the arrow buttons at the top of the screen to change the year.

Slider, Sketch and Signature Fields

There is little difference adding information to Slider, Sketch and Signature fields on Palm OS and Pocket PC devices.

However, there are restrictions on sharing signatures and sketch fields across platforms. You should avoid sharing data in these fields across platforms because the Image and Sketch field dimensions are different.

Image Fields

You can attach an image from your handheld to a record in Pendragon Forms.

You can also capture a photo using the camera built into Palm handhelds and Windows Mobile 5.0 handhelds.

After an image has been attached to the Forms record, the image can be viewed in the record.

Some Palm OS devices may require an extra program, JPEGlib.prc, to view .JPG image in Pendragon Forms. This file is included with Pendragon Forms. On Palm OS devices, the image file must be stored on a removable media card.

No additional files are are required to view .JPG images on a Pocket PC.

Sections fields are ideal for adding decorative images to your form design. Section fields can be used to create topic headings and can also be used to make your customized buttons.

Although Palm OS devices and Pocket PCs have different screen resolutions, Pendragon Forms decorative graphics appear the same on either platform.

When you make a graphic for a standard or high resolution Palm OS handheld, Pendragon Forms 5.1 automatically scales the picture up or down for the PocketPC screen. You do not need to create separate graphics for this platform.

Complete List of Pendragon Forms Field Types

Text (up to 2KB per field)
Numeric (IEEE-754 double precision)
Currency (Range +/- 9,999,999.99)
Yes/No checkbox
Completion checkbox (used for automatic "Remove Completed Records" synchronization option)
Time Checkbox (runs NULL or the date and time when the box was checked)
Option 1-5 List (can be relabeled, e.g., ABCDE)
Popup List (up to 512 characters per list)
Multi-Selection List (up to 32 option per list)
Lookup List (up to 1000 items or 32KB per list, with manual entry override). Ability to cascade multiple lists
Subform List (jumps to a subform)
Single Subform (limits to one subform per parent)
Jump to Section List (Jumps to another part of the form)
Section (target for Jump to Section Lists)
Read-Only Text
Date and Time (1 minute precision)
Time
Date Only
Signature (bitmapped signature capture)
Button Field (for launching scripts)
Slider Field (analog scale)
Sketch Field (full screen, pen and marker drawing tools)
Image
Custom Control