related check boxes

[Teresa Sampaio]

Hi,

I have 2 categories of clients - “banks” and “others” – and for “banks” I have two sub-categories. I would like to mark one of these two sub-categories and “banks” should be auto-marked. I have succeeded to do this, but then I can’t mark only “banks” if there is no need to mark sub-categories… What am I doing wrong? Or this is not possible?

Thanks in advance.

[Sanjai]

When you talk about categories, do you mean you have used check boxes or radio buttons to represent the categories?

You could simply write a script to uncheck/unmark the sub categories if a certain condition is true and mark only the top banks category.

Some more details would be helpful.

[alphanitrate]

If i understand you correctly, if you have a field with certain contents ( Field 1 Yes) I can a have a check box automatically checked?

Also can I use larger group (Category 200) to have these fields automatically checked? ( IF items have a category of 200, then these Field 1 will automatically be checked)?

[LaRetta]

Hi alphanitrate,

You would use an Auto-Enter on Field 1 (be sure to UNCHECK 'Do Not Replace Existing Value' with:

If ( Category = 200 ; "yourCheckboxValue" )

... where yourCheckboxValue is whatever is specified in that checkbox value list. But does that Value List contain other values as well? If so, change the calc to:

If ( Category = 200 ; "yourCheckboxValue" ; Field 1 )

It helps to have specific examples. The first example assumes only one value - it becomes a toggle and will only allow a one value or blank. The second example allows multiple values.

LaRetta

[Lee Smith]

Hi alphanitrate,

LaRetta has provide a similar answer as I was going to post, but she beat me to the punch because she is a faster typist then me.

However, I was going to ask a question to clarify the answer a bit:

is the Category = 200 the only number you want this fore, or were you talking about the range of 200...300, i.e. 200, 201, 202, ... 299?

HTH

Lee

[Teresa Sampaio]

I think the main problem remains unsolved… If need to check the first “category” only (and none of the second and third), it seems that, as I turned it into an “auto-enter calc”, it wont be possible and that’s my problem.

I want that first category to be both “auto-checked” and free to check. Is it possible?

(I don’t know if I made my self clear, as my English is not as good as I’d like.)

[Lee Smith]

Hi Teresa,

Sorry for answering alphanitrate's question, and while you were still needing help.

You sound like you have set up, or are wanting to have a Conditional Value List for Banks. But, your file structure is a little fuzzy to me, can you attach a sample of your file?

Lee

[Teresa Sampaio]

Hi, Lee

Here goes the sample.

Thanks.

Contactos_.zip

[alphanitrate]

4-03-06 02:10 PM - Post#200710

In response to alphanitrate

Hi alphanitrate,

You would use an Auto-Enter on Field 1 (be sure to UNCHECK 'Do Not Replace Existing Value' with:

If ( Category = 200 ; "yourCheckboxValue" )

... where yourCheckboxValue is whatever is specified in that checkbox value list. But does that Value List contain other values as well? If so, change the calc to:

If ( Category = 200 ; "yourCheckboxValue" ; Field 1 )

It helps to have specific examples. The first example assumes only one value - it becomes a toggle and will only allow a one value or blank. The second example allows multiple values.

LaRetta

Hi alphanitrate,

LaRetta has provide a similar answer as I was going to post, but she beat me to the punch because she is a faster typist then me.

However, I was going to ask a question to clarify the answer a bit:

is the Category = 200 the only number you want this fore, or were you talking about the range of 200...300, i.e. 200, 201, 202, ... 299?

HTH

Lee

I thank you both for providing me help before - and i am looking for it again.

Here's the scenario - I have a list of product catagories ( 200, 300, 400 etc) i would like these catagories to activate check boxes that correspond to safety warnings. ( IE. 200 = don't eat)

Now some catagories may have multiple warnings. ( 300= don't eat, keep out of light, explosive.)

So in my layout the items would be have check boxes for all the possible warnings, but would have some prepopulated based on catagory.

I would also like to have the new checked off warnings attached to this record, but not the whole class.

Here's what i've done so far:

Set up a Checkbox set linking the catagory number from another file and the field (:BYRNUM).

Displaying values from " Warnings" value list, I tried to use LaRetta's example and have done this: Use values from field ::BYRNUM

and also tried a custom ( If BYRNUM=200;"do not eat"; Field 1)

in the field it self i get a check box

I've never used value lists before, so i'm not even sure what i did correctly .