I'm using form repeat to create new text input rows so users can create a list. No issue here. This list will become a select list with dropdown option items, shown on a different page on the website. I'd like to dynamically build the select list as a preview from the form repeat rows, on the same p…

Thinking loud: What about an array component and a preview button The select data source is that array When they click on preview button, it adds all records on the array, You can use an event to empty that so it won't be added more than once..

Interesting solution @franse . I can see a preview button working to satisfy the use case. Using event listeners, I was trying to avoid that extra button press. Now I'm thinking aloud based on your thoughts... What if each time a new row is added in the form repeat, the array gets updated? With th…

If you use a data store it's very easy. On the form repeat inputs as needed set the dynamic attribute 'input changed' to upsert into the data store (include an index field mapped to the formrepeat index). Then use the data store as the source for a tagify component in select mode.

[image] PaulS: If you use a data store it's very easy. That’s what I do… I have a massively complex form with options coming and going all the time and it is all managed with data stores…

Hey @Antony , I've never used form repeat before, and I'm trying to understand how it works with data stores in Wappler. Your approach sounds really interesting, especially since you mentioned handling a complex form dynamically. Would you be able to share a practical example? A code snippet or an…

Hi there @guilhermefaj … While I use the data stores, I don’t use form repeat as I wrote the app before Wappler had invented it! I use one large repeat which has no forms, it just read and writes rows to the data stores. Then I have a huge hidden form which passes the data stores to a server actio…

See [image] Inserting Data in Main and Sub Table using App Connect Form Repeat Server-side Components Intro App Connect Form repeat makes it easy to insert or update nested data in your database tables using a single insert or update action. This way you can easily insert …

Thanks a lot, @ben That was just what I was looking for.

Form Repeat & How To Create Select Options?

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ben February 9, 2025, 11:42pm 9

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