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Some tips on updating from v3.0 to v3.1RC5.5

srangelov 17 Jan, 2010
Hello,

I just updated ChronoForms to v3.1RC5.5 and want to share my experience.

To update from v.3.0 Stable to v.3.1 RC5.5 we have had to slightly modify our forms. Here is what we have done.

1. Backup all your forms, since v.3.0 has no auto update feature.
2. Uninstall the old version and install the new one.
3. Restore your forms and change their names if necessary. We encountered thatif you have dashes in the name they should be replaced with underscore. Otherwise your form will not be recognized by its name.
4. In the checkbox fields, in the "input" element check the attributes: "class" (if it is a required field), "id" and "name", and in the "for" attribute - the "label" element.
5. In Dropdown field clear the "value" attribute for the first option, if it is a "Please, select" notion. Otherwise the form will mark this field as "selected" and will not validate it properly.
6. Close all the "input" and "br" elements with forward slash (/).

Hope this will help someone.
GreyHead 19 May, 2010
Hi Sotir,

Thank you - a very useful check list.

Bob
zien321 06 Jul, 2010
Thanks man, that helped me out a lot. :mrgreen:

John
beverly_brown1949 01 Sep, 2010
me too. it's not, after all, as difficult as i thought it was.
mus1402 27 Sep, 2011

Hello,
4. In the checkbox fields, in the "input" element check the attributes: "class" (if it is a required field), "id" and "name", and in the "for" attribute - the "label" element.
5. In Dropdown field clear the "value" attribute for the first option, if it is a "Please, select" notion. Otherwise the form will mark this field as "selected" and will not validate it properly.
6. Close all the "input" and "br" elements with forward slash (/).


The instruction is clear and easy to follow until the last 3 steps, as quoted above. Are the last 3 steps really necessary to do or is it optional?If I dont do it, what will happen?
GreyHead 27 Sep, 2011
Hi mus1402 ,

Not sure about 3; if you don't do 4 then 'validate one required' won't work; if you don't do 5 then the page may fail W3C HTML validation.

Bob
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