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  1. ahmedo

    syntax error, unexpected '*'

    This drives me up the wall. It has been awhile. I hope you are all safe. I am not sure how it happened, and what is the reason for this error. Everything was working nicely until I started seeing this error. I try to add a product to a table I get this error. syntax error, unexpected '*'...
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    Add one year

    Hi everyone, I am back again. After over a year of absence. I have a list that has two elements of Date type. The list name is subscription with these two elements start_date end_date I would like the end_date to always be a year after the start_date. Basically, once the start_date is...
  3. ahmedo

    PHP 7.1 and Fabrik 3.9

    I recently updated two of my websites to the latest Joomla, Fabrik 3.9 and PHP 7.1. I encountered issues with any form that has calc code. One of the sites I use to test ideas and has nothing but the default Joomla template and Fabrik components. I had to go back to PHP 5.6 and everything went...
  4. ahmedo

    Groups in Fabrikar - How to?

    I think what I want can be done using Fabrikar Groups. But there is little information about it. The tutorial is almost 10 years old. The documentation in Wiki did not help (my fault probably). Here is what I have now. I have a list called Sales Leads Main. There I add the Lead Name, Date...
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    Unique text field

    I have an element called Category. When user add data to it (usually one word), I want this data to be added if it had been entered before. Example, I am creating a list called Tutorials Category, which has only one element. This element is called Category. When a user adds the category, example...
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    Two column form

    That drove me up the wall. One of my forms has two columns layout. I like it. And I know that I did it. Now I want another form to have two columns. And I have searched everywhere for it, but could not find where I chose the two column layout. Where can I select two columns (I know I have to...
  7. ahmedo

    Solved: Empty icon in the front end

    This may be a silly question, but how do you actually get rid of that Empty Icon from the front end? I do not want to see it in my front end at all. Thanks.
  8. ahmedo

    Next - Previous Record buttons while editing records

    Hello, Is there a way to add buttons when clicked while editing a record, that will allow me to go the next or previous record? Or a button that will allow me to Save current record and Create a New empty record? Thanks.
  9. ahmedo

    Problems exporting Calculated elements in a CSV file

    Hi, I am not sure why this is happening. I have a list that contains calculated elements. It seems that when I export the list to CSV, those calculated elements come up with blank values. Unless I export every element in the list, including the raw data, I do not see any value in this...
  10. ahmedo

    Automatic Email notification everyday

    Hi, I need to send an automatic notification every day at 10 AM to a list of names and emails that are stored in a list to remind them of checking their activities. Is that difficult to do? Thanks.
  11. ahmedo

    Solved: Same List 3 Different Menus

    I am using 3 different menus to access the same list. Each menu shows different elements from the same list. The list has a welcome message. However, I want this message to include the name of the menu chosen. Example Welcome to Our Products Catalogue Show Products Cost The "Show Products...
  12. ahmedo

    Solved: Storing a Dropdown Element values and labels into an array?

    I have an element of Dropdown type. It has for values and labels. Example Element name is currency value 1 label MYR value 2.98 label 2.9 value 3.96 label USD I need to access any part of the element to be used in few calc elements when I add a new record. If this is not possible then...
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    Solved: How do I get the value of the of the label and not the ID?

    I have an element which is a databasejoin. The dropdown shows the organization name but the value It stores is the ID. That is what I want. Please see screenshot. I can extract the id in my code with a line like this $id = {fbk_listname___customer_name}; This may give me for example 15 However...
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    Solved: Add a new element, but it is not appearing in PHPMyAdmin

    Hi, I have added a new element to a list. And it appears fine within my web application. However, when I check PHPMyAdmin table structure I do not see this element. What could be the reason? Here is my element list...
  15. ahmedo

    Declaring variables once

    Hi, Is there a way to declare variables once upon loading a Form so that can be reused across different Calc fields? Basically, I have four calculated fields which display our cost for a product in 4 different currency. At the moment, I go to each Calc field and declare the exchange rate in...
  16. ahmedo

    Solved: Filtering by User who logs in

    Hi, Yet another question. Sorry about that. I need to create a menu that shows records that were entered only by the User who logged in. I tried few combinations but some how it did not work. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. ahmedo

    User has a value of 0

    Something interesting happened. I deleted a user from Joomla User Management. In my Fabrik Table, one of the fields is user field (which is I think a plugin within Fabrik). My PHPAdmin still shows this user value in my Fabrik table (example 600). My Fabrik List shows empty (not 0 or NULL). I...
  18. ahmedo

    Total at the end of first group looks funny.

    I am not sure why sometimes I see this in the total. Mind you, it only appears in sometimes. Not sure why. Have a look at this image. This total appears in the first group only. The subsequent group in the same list shows it right.
  19. ahmedo

    Content of one element in one list, stored in another list emlement

    Hello, I must say, the more you delve into Fabrik deep, the more you appreciate the brilliant minds behind it. Thank you for a wonderful product. I am almost sure, there is so much to learn. Here is my question. I have two lists that have the following elements: List_A: Date_of_Purchase...
  20. ahmedo

    Solved: Sending an email when saving a form

    If I can achieve this with your support, it will make me a proud old man. Here we go. I am trying to create a simple sales lead system. Our sales support personal adds a new record. In that record, there is a field called assign_to (databasejoin). This field shows a droplist of the...

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