Add simple records by entering a field in a dialog box
field entry dialog
You want to add records by typing into a dialog box and pressing Enter, rather than using a browser.
Enter this command at an operating system command-line prompt:-

ruby runFieldEntryDialog.rb username password dbid FieldName

Of course 'username' and 'password' should be your actual QuickBase username and password. 'dbid' should be the id of the table you want to add records to. 'FieldName' should be the name of a text field in that table.  Your table should allow records to be added by entering just the 'FieldName' field.
This is very useful for adding records quickly to a table with the least possible amount of typing or clicking and the least possible amount of your screen being occupied for input fields.  It is perfect for adding items to a To-Do list table.  

This dialog box works on any operating system that supports Ruby. The dialog box includes a button to launch QuickBase in your default browser and display your table.
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When you bring additional fields into a conversion, Quickbase often finds inconsistencies. For example, say you're converting your Companies column into its own table. One company, Acme Corporation, has offices in New York, Dallas and Portland. So, when you add the City column to the conversion, Quickbase finds three different locations for Acme. A single value in the column you're converting can only match one value in any additional field. Quickbase needs you to clean up the extra cities before it can create your new table. To do so, you have one of two choices:

  • If you want to create three separate Acme records (Acme-New York, Acme-Dallas and Acme-Portland) click the Conform link at the top of the column.
  • If the dissimilar entries are mistakes (say Acme only has one office in New York and the other locations are data-entry errors) go back into your table and correct the inconsistencies—in this case, changing all locations to New York. Then try the conversion again.

Read more about converting a column into a table.

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