Sorry for such a basic question, but where should I be seeing any settings once activating this module? I've installed the Form Builder and Options Element modules but can't see any options or settings on my site anywhere. Am I missing something?

Thanks to anyone who can point what is probably really basic!

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Form Builder does not provide any UI unless you also enable the Form Builder Webform UI module (or the Form Builder Examples module).

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Jboo commented

Thanks for the quick reply. I have the Form Builder module and the Form Builder Examples modules enabled but can't find any options available. The only module I don't have enabled is the Form Builder Webform UI module. Do I need this enabled as well as the Form Builder Examples module?

Thanks again.

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What are you trying to do with Form Builder? The examples module just provides an example implementation that doesn't save anything to the database. The only functional thing it does out of the box is integrate with Webform (with the Form Builder Webform UI module). After enabling the example module, it should make an entry in your main "Navigation" menu at the path /form-builder-example, like this: http://quicksketch.org/demos/form-builder-example

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Jboo commented

Ah, I see. I didn't have the "Navigation" menu activated on my site so couldn't find the form builder example. However, I've got a feeling the main use of this module is slightly different to what I need it for. I've been trying out the examples form and think the functionality is excellent. What I want to do though is have the drag and drop interface and ease and flexibility of adding fields when users create new nodes. Is this possible or is the module intended to just be used to setup content type forms?

Thanks again for your help, I appreciate it.

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What I want to do though is have the drag and drop interface and ease and flexibility of adding fields when users create new nodes.

Where are these fields displayed? Are your users creating new fields and then filling them out on the same node? Or are they creating fields that are displayed when viewing the node that other users fill out?

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Jboo commented

They're displayed in a content type called "topic", where users are creating new fields and then filling them out on the same node. The viewed node then shows the results of the filled in fields in the order the user set out when creating the node.

Hope I've explained that clearly!

Thanks again.

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Hmm, I don't know of a module that would allow you to do this. Form Builder *could* be used to add extra arbitrary fields to a node, but this information wouldn't have anywhere to be saved into. Additionally each node would have to remember what its custom fields were so that the node could be edited again later. It's an interesting idea and even possible within Drupal, but Form Builder would only be a part of the solution. It can "build" forms but it can't validate or save those fields into the database somewhere.

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Jboo commented
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That's a shame. I think it would be really useful to have this functionality as a module. Thanks for helping me anyway. It's a pity I'm not clued up on creating modules else I'd do this myself. I think it's something I'll return to though and have developed as a module when I have the resources to do it.

Thanks again, I appreciate it.