How to ask a good question

Welcome to the Q&A Forum!

Help each other by asking questions about Anvil, and answering other people’s.

Post each question as a new topic - and if someone helps you, don’t forget to say thank-you. Try to provide information to help people answer your questions:

  • Be specific about what you’re trying to do.
  • Be specific about what your problem is (eg what’s not working), and what you have already tried.
  • Include code samples if you can.
  • It often helps if you can share your app’s source code and data. To do this, go to the gear menu image in the Anvil editor, then choose Share app and then Share your source code and data with others. (Note: Only do this if you are comfortable with everyone seeing your application, its source code and everything in its Data Tables!)

Want more help? Here is an illustrated step-by-step example of how to make a question better.

Tip: If you’re writing code in your post, write ```python before it and ``` afterwards to display it nicely. Example:

    ```python
    def say_hello(name):
      print("Hello, %s" % name)
    ```

We (the Anvil staff) will be in from time to time, but don’t wait for us - jump right in!

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