The document discusses how to create custom buttons in QuickBase that manipulate data using JavaScript and the QuickBase JavaScript SDK. It provides examples of turning a URL field into a button that links to a database page containing JavaScript code. The code can then use the SDK to modify QuickBase data programmatically in response to button clicks.

1. Magic Buttons George Courtsunis

2. What is a button?

4. You probably use buttons to manipulate data already…

6. <a></a> URL Field DB Page JavaScript SDK QuickBase

7. The Process − Create Button - URL Field - <a href=“DBPAGE”></a> − Create DB Page - html/javascript - integrate QB javascript SDK - [http://quickbase.com/js/QuickBaseClient.js] − Link them together - point field/link to DB Page

8. LET’S LOOK AT A QUICKBASE EXAMPLE

10. We can turn a formula URL Field into a button

11. What’s the formula you say?

12. What do you think this does?

14. This is our JavaScript hook Using this formula, we can use JavaScript to manipulate data

15. We have a hook and some data… …what’s next?

16. − In order to manipulate data, use whatever SDK is easiest for you − Must be accessible through http − My examples will pertain to the javascript SDK

17. DB Pages can store HTML

18. Let’s look at our wizard copyParentChildren.html

23. HERE’S ANOTHER EXAMPLE

27. − You have complex business problems − You can manipulate QuickBase data through our SDKs − Buttons and DB Pages make QuickBase data manipulation easy