Behavior > Action > Image = using camera

[Public_Works]

I want to make an action where if you push the action button it will open camera and you take a picture and it attaches to the form. I know i can open the form scroll down and click the image icon and take a photo and save but i just want to make a quick action button so i don’t have to open the form and fill part of the form and take a photo and save. I just want to click the action button BAM! camera SNAP! now its in form.

Behavior > Action > Image = using camera
image= ??? expression assistant doesn’t help me here
image = ??? its not yes, and i have tried a few things. Does anyone know what the command or expression i need to make the image = (takeAphoto)

Anyone know the answer to this puzzle

[Jonathon]

As far as I’m aware this isn’t possible; although I would be ecstatic to be proven wrong.

[Fabian_Weller]

Please try this:
Create a slice out of your table and include only the Key column and the Image column.
Then Add an Action “Go to another view within this App”.
Here you set a deeplink to the sliced form.
This will open the form with only the image column. If you enable the Advanced Forms, the camera will open automatically.

[Koichi_Tsuji]

Make sure to set the image column as required and hide Key Column (Turn off SHOW) after including it on the slice.

[Public_Works]

Thank you so much for your input

[Fabian_Weller]

I made a sample App.
You have 2 possibilities:

• via an Action
• via quick edit in the detail view

https://www.appsheet.com/portfolio/549987
The App is called IMAGES.

[Public_Works]

Thank you so much for your input, I can make this work for the app. Thank you so much this will make it easier for my co-workers for the work order program i made for them

[Fabian_Weller]

Sadly the Advance forms automatically is not working as mentioned here. So that camera is not open up immediately. Will post it to AppSheet.

New Bug Encountered: Advance forms automatically Not working Questions

I’ve enabled Advance forms automatically. My first column is [NFC1] and it is set to required. When I open the form, the NFC Scanner is active and I can scan the NCF chip. Perfekt! When I edit the form, the first column [NFC1] will be hidden. Instead of that I see the second column [NFC2]. This one is also required. But the NFC scanner will not be active. I have to press the NFC-sign first. Is this a bug, or is “Advance forms automatically” not working in form while editing? Adding @Aleksi M…

[Koichi_Tsuji]

yes, my app lost the behavior to let the device camera automatically. Obvious bug. Is Appsheet dev team working on this problem?

[Fabian_Weller]

I addressed it to Adam in the Post above. May take some time… If you don’t mind, you could add a comment in that Post as well.

[Koichi_Tsuji]

Will do mate.

[Public_Works]

Bummer I like your app but i cant seem to make it with the current Database i have
I will try to figure a way to marry it to my DB

[Fabian_Weller]

There shouldn’t be a difference in the data source. The App should work the same with any data source.

[jader_james]

Following here

[Fabian_Weller]

@Public_Works @jader_james @Jonathon @tsuji_koichi
I can tell that this is working now 100%.

Please have a look at my Sample App “Images”:
https://www.appsheet.com/portfolio/549987

Under UX --> OPTIONS I had to disable “Allow image input from gallery”, so that the Camera opens directly without showing this Popup Message:

You can use or the Quick Edit Column or the Action “Add Image”.

[WillowMobileSys]

FYI, you may want to repost the video. Unless, I’m doing something wrong to view it, it is terribly small and difficult to see what’s happening.

[Jonathon]

Yeah, i’m not seeing any different behaviour on my end yet :s

[Fabian_Weller]

I was struggeling with GIF. For some reasons it was very small.
So here is a Video