topic EDITFORM not showing on select in ArcPad Questions

EDITFORM not showing on select

KeithGanzenmuller — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:25:07 GMT

I have an axf file with a single editable point layer.
The layer has a single customized EDITFORM which functions correctly once it displays.
My issue is that it does not display when the layer is editable and a feature is selected for editing, I have to manually show the form using the toolbar button.
The editform box is checked in the TOC, as a matter of fact I can't uncheck it. The form is named EDITFORM as would normally be required.
Any suggestions on what to check?

Thanks,
Keith

Re: EDITFORM not showing on select

HannahFerrier — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:35:41 GMT

Hi Keith,

There are a couple of ways to get the EDITFORM to display in ArcPad;

1. Create a New Feature. When you have finished capturing the geometry for a new feature, the EDITFORM will appear to help you capture the attribute data for that new feature.

2. Select an Editable Feature and use the Feature Properties Tool. Once you have an existing feature selected, you can use the Feature Properties Tool (on the Edit Toolbar) to open the EDITFORM and edit the attribute data.

3. Use the Select Tool and DOUBLE-TAP the Editable Feature. To launch the EDITFORM, simply use the Select Tool to double-tap the feature to edit the attribute data.

NOTE - All of these will ONLY work if the Layer is set as Editable in ArcPad

I hope this helps,

Hannah

Re: EDITFORM not showing on select

KeithGanzenmuller — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:16:12 GMT

Thanks Hannah,
Your answers led me to a solution. I was confused by a false memory that the EDITFORM appeared automatically when selecting an editable feature, but I believe that is only for newly added features. What I needed to do was show the customized editform when an editable feature is selected. You can't use the Show method so your answer "...you can use the Feature Properties Tool" led me to use the featureproperties command, Application.ExecuteCommand("featureproperties"), when a feature is selected.

Keith