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Thanks to everyone who replied, the support here is fantastic!!! I love using QGIS & being part of the community!</div>
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Following the suggestions you have given me, I have exactly trawl_stationtrawl_stnthe workflow I'm trying to achieve.
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<div class="elementToProof">The qlr file includes the data source, which is not what I need, I need the standalone form as a file which can be shared and applied to a layer (Postgis table, spatialite table, shapefile, etc, but all with the same columns).</div>
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The qml file for just the form works perfectly...</div>
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In the project where I created the form:<br>
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Layer -> Properties -> Style -> Save style</div>
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<span> </span>select just the form, give it a name, click OK & I have my form safely exported...</div>
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In a new project, open a dataset with the same attribute structure,</div>
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Layer -> Properties -> Style -> Load style</div>
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<span> </span>browse to the file I just saved, click Load style <br>
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Works perfectly on tables & shapefiles.</div>
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And special thanks to Nyall who developed the new form functionality that lets me create data entry forms like this one... hopefully it will be useful for others as well!!
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Cheers<br>
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