Pop-up Menu and text format

[Hack]

Hi I am have some trouble with data spilting in Pop-up Menu. The is data from an Define value list. (second screen dump show source ). If I enter the text in the source field and put return at the end text line and start a new line it spilt the data in the Pop-up menu but if there is no return in the field and text just Continues on and there is no spilt of the text on the pop-up menu.

I hope some one can help me with this

regards

hacky -]

[Lee Smith]

A return means a new line? wouldn't that be expected behavior?

Or did I miss read your question.

Lee

[Hack]

Hi Thanks for getting back to me

What I trying to do with the data from the pop-up menu is to display a postal address.

So the text needs to be displayed with (returns) i.e multable lines from the same Field. Is there some formating I can do at the source Field to change this?

thanks again

Hacky

[Lee Smith]

If I'm understanding you correctly, what you are wanting is a conditional value list. Since you mentioned Postal, check out the Zip Code sample file posted in Sample Files Topic area, I think this is what you are after.

Anyway, multiple lines in a value list is a new one to me.

Lee

[Hack]

Hi Lee thanks for help

I had look at the zip code sample will have look at developing it

may be I also should break down my address into different field so it display properly when printed i.e. as an list rather than having them all in the last field

Company name (other source field)

street address

postal address

Town or Suburb

City

Country

other

Cheers Hacky -]

[Lee Smith]

Absolutely.

You will find that the more you break your data down, the more you can manipulate it when needed.

For instance, contact

Name_First

Name_MI

Name_Last

Prefix (i.e Dr. Mrs. Mr. etc.)

Suffix (i.e. Jr. Sr. etc. )

Street_Add

Mail_Add,

When needed, use a calculation field to put them together as you want. i.e.

Name_Last & ", " & Name_first

I forgot to mention that if you left your data as it is now, the next thing you would be asking us is how do I parse out the names, address, etc. into separate fields.

HTH

Lee

[Hack]

Hay thanks lee

thats great help, I think I will leave the parse out the names etc to another day

thanks again

Cheer

Hacky