A View from the TopLine

There is a bug in ACT! that is exposed by addon products that attempt to delete custom table records in Non-US regions.  The problem is with how Windows displays dates.  Everything works fine when a computer is set up to use a US style date format (MM/DD/YYYY).  However, if Windows is set to display dates in a non-US format (DD/MM/YYYY), then you get an error when you try to delete a record.

Have you ever wanted to add tables and fields in a development or test database and then apply those changes to a production database once everything was finalized?  TopLine Designer allows you to quickly and easily do just that.  Simply open the TopLine Designer Manager and right on the Home screen, click on the Export Schema option to take your current schema and export it to a file.

Did you know that you can quickly rearrange columns in TopLine Dash?  Just click on a column header and hold the left mouse button down.  Drag the column to it's new position and let go!

You can also Delete, Rename, or make a dashboard Readonly by right clicking on the dashboard button at the bottom of the screen!

 In the lower left corner of the dashboard, you'll see a button called New.

Many people have asked us for an ACT! for Web version of TopLine Designer and work in underway.  We're pleased to bring you the following screenshot to give you a preview of what to expect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can do all sorts of crazy things using TopLine Designer scripting.  For example, you can create a new history record.  Doing this is extremely easy.

Use the code below to create a history record when the user clicks on the OK button.

It's pretty easy to delete a table, however, we intentionally add some additional steps because we don't want you accidentally losing a lot of data.

In the Manager, delete all of the relationships and screens for the table that you want to delete.

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 We're very excited to launch this page in an effort to keep you informed on the latest developments in the TopLine Addon world.  Stay tuned.