ATK Howtos

Below is a list of Howto's on different subjects.

General Using the atkMetaNode Custom (record) actions Polymorphism Turning on debugging at runtime User-interface Controlling On Screen Text and Help Themes Custom Templates for Forms Record locking Defining custom buttons Ordering attributes within a node Statusmessages using atkFeedback Creating a record archive Hide an empty module Localization (incomplete) How to add Global Search to ATK applications Database Database Access

Attributes Conditional Validates Custom Validation Logic Ordering attributes within a node Attribute Level Security Creating custom attributes Using a preAdd trigger on a hidden attribute Adding custom buttons to atkFckAttribute Relations Filter the items in an atkManyToOneRelation Creating a polymorphic 1:1 relation Security Attribute Level Security Use getUser() outside nodes/modules Miscellaneous Using atkActionListener to capture action events Image processing with the atkFileAttribute Traversing files and directories Using modifiers Using multiple applications from single atk directory

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