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OpenACS has a form manager called ad_form. Ad_form has an adaptable UI. Error handling includes inline error reporting, and is customizable. However, ad_form can be tricky to use. In addition to this document, the ad_form api - documentation is helpful.

Multi-part Elements

Some elements have more than one choice, or can submit more than one value.

SELECT elements

Creating the form element. Populate a list of lists with values for the option list.
```
set foo_options [db_list_of_lists foo_option_list "
+ documentation is helpful.
```

Multi-part Elements

Some elements have more than one choice, or can submit more than one value.

SELECT elements

Creating the form element. Populate a list of lists with values for the option list.

set foo_options [db_list_of_lists foo_option_list "
     select foo,
            foo_id
       from foos
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     ns_set print $mypage
 }

Tips for form widgets

Here are some tips for dealing with some of the form widgets:

Current widget

Common Errors

Here are some common errors and what to do when you - encounter them:

Error when selecting values

This generally happens when there is an error in your - query.

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This generally happens when there is an error in your + query.

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