Hi -

I made a copy of an application I designed and am modifying it for someone else.

While working with Tab Pages,  I noticed their names were TabPage, TabPage0, TabPage1, etc.  (Just to be clear, I am not referring to the label that appears on the bottom of each tab page.  That works just as I would expect and presents no problem).

I assumed that I could change the name like I could for any other element so, in the Property Editor I assigned a more meaningnful name such as  TabPageLegal and clicked on the right arrow to "set" it.  Although the correct Tab Page had the focus, when I looked in the Property Editor, nothing changed.  You probably know from my other messages, that I'm a "clicker."  lol  So, when nothing happened, I clicked again.  The second time, I get a message that says "Error: Cannot rename Element.  An Element named TabPageLegal already exists on this Form."  Nowhere on the form do I see an "extra" element named TabPageLegal. 

Now, I had another question and have a feeling that it may partially answer my first one.   I noticed that the first time I went to "Change Navigation Order" one of the elements listed was TabPageJunk; however, I could not see it anywhere.  The next time, I saw TabPageLegal .... so it seems to me that the name is being applied to the "set" of all tab pages.

If that assumption is correct then I now know how to change the name of the tab "set" but I am then taken right back to the question I had in the first place.

Can I change the name of the TABPAGE and, if so, how? 

Thanks!

Hi -

Thanks for the feedback obfusc88, but I am able to change the label of the tab page without any problem.  It's the NAME that I want to change and have not been able to do so.   Nor could I find anything in the User Guide that provided any help. 

Although, I did discover what that R was for - that I always just ignored:  the box you use to change the name of a "set" of elements.

At least I'm loinin sumptin .... so I wont be a complete fool when I attend Erika's training.  Speaking of which:

Hi Ray -

I make a lot of use of tab pages because I think they are great.  I want to change the name of the tab page for two reasons (that I've come across so far).  

First, I have found that consistency between choosing the element label and the LE and field names has been a great help in programming and form redesign.  When I am writing a programming statement, I can see the label right in front of me and that makes writing the programming much easier.

(Just so I don't catch "flack" on this one, I know there is a big difference between what is acceptable on a label and what is acceptable in an LE or  field name.  So, for example, I might have a form LE label of Mtge/Lien or Mtge - Lien and I will name the LE and the field MtgeLien).

So now when I look at the Property Viewer I see:

    Label:  Mtge/Lien
    Name: MtgeLien
    Bound To:  MtgeLien    (rather than something like LE6 or    Mortgage)

So again, my first reason, is simply to be "consistent" in what I assign to Labels, LE Names and Field Names.

Second - and far more important to me - is to make it easier to Set Navigation Order. When I go to "select an element group" I see something like:

TabPage11
TabPage3
TabPage2
TabPage
TabPage0
TabPage1
TabPage4
TabPage12

If I want to change the navigation order of the Mtge/Lien Tab, I have to keep clicking on each of the different tab pages till I find the right one.  Since I use a lot of tab pages, this is a waste of time for me and upsets my "rhythm."  I want to be able to go directly to TabPageMtgeLien.

Hope I've explained it clearly because I would like to see the option of renaming tab pages in an update.  Thanks!