Do List Values always need IDs Showing

[nutthick]

When I select a customer from a value list I set it up so the customer's ID is shown in addition to a second, more meaningful, field. Is this the only way to do it, as the numbers in the drop down list make everything look untidy? What I really need is a way of just showing the meaningful names, but still allowing the ID field to be called upon. Is this possible?

[Søren Dyhr]

Yes you can! But the requirement is that whats in the drop down list is unique. If it is can you pull the ID via a lookup.

--sd

[nutthick]

I can't guarantee that will be the case. Is there any way of making it look neater, as the formating make's it look terrible. I'm just being a tart.