Building a "Wizard" Form

Hi,
I'm not a Forms expert, but I was wondering if the following is possible: building a generic Form that has the Windows-Wizard look-and-feel, and controls the order in which other Forms are displayed and which data is passed between the Forms displayed. Ideally, the Wizard form contains an area in which the other Forms are displayed, so that both the Wizard Form and the displayed Form are functional at the same time.
Why do I want this? An on-line process is usually defined by the order in which several Forms are shown to the user. If this order is programmed in the Forms (so that every Form "knows" which Form is next), the Forms are not reusable for other on-line processes. So I want the Forms to be as independent from specific process context as possible. One way to do this is to define a "proces-control layer" which contains all the process knowledge, and which calls the appropriate Forms at the right time. My idea was that this layer could be implemented as a Form that acts like a Wizard.
I hope I am making myself clear! I'm also interested in alternatives, but buying a workflow manager is not an option.
Thanx
Rob
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Hi Try67:
Thanks for the tip!
Though what happens if I have a 'group' of responses (hence radio button answers). Hence only 1 of them is required. If I set all to required , will the program recognize this? Or, I have to set those cases as 'not' required?
And, a more advanced step, is it possible to have a message from the program so the end user will know which questions they have not answered? instead of just a message to say it's not completed? Can I set it up myself or, it will require something like a Javascript? If it's the latter, I'd appreciate some guidance where I can find a such script.
Thanks alot!win_winDate: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:31:16 -0700
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If you're using the built-in submit action, just set those fields as"required" and the application will do what you described automatically.
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