FAQ:

How can I create a simple TWiki Form based application?

Answer:

1. Create a TWiki Form and define fields (see TWikiForms for details)
2. Add the form in the list of Web Forms. Set the WEBFORMS setting in WebPreferences
3. Create a Template Topic
4. In edit mode add the TWiki Form you defined to the Template Topic using the "Add Form" button
5. Create a HTML Form with necessary fields
6. Define SEARCH function for listing items (see VarSEARCH and FormattedSearch for details)

For more information follow the links...

The following is the code source of TWikiFAQ:

<form action="%SCRIPTURLPATH{edit}%/%WEB%/">
New FAQ topic: &nbsp; (Use a name in %SYSTEMWEB%.WikiNotation) <br />
<input type="text" name="topic" size="32" class="twikiInputField" />
<input type="submit" value="Create Topic" class="twikiSubmit" />
<input type="hidden" name="onlywikiname" value="on" />
<input type="hidden" name="templatetopic" value="TWikiFaqTemplate" />
<input type="hidden" name="topicparent" value="%TOPIC%" />
<br />
</form>

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And the SEARCH function:

%SEARCH{ "Back to\:__ TWikiFAQ" casesensitive="on" type="regex" nosearch="on" nototal="on"}%

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Related Topics: UserDocumentationCategory

-- Contributors: TWiki:Main.MiyokoTakushima - 2004-10-18