ajnhlr Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Would someone please take a look at the attached db and give me some guidance on why the field "State" is not functioning properly. Thanks GRH_Contacts_v3.fp7.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Could you please explain what the state field is supposed to do? Is it meant to retrieve a value based on the city or is the post code meant to fill based on the city / state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Also just as a suggestion, rather than replacing the post code / zip code with the words "wrong format", just make the content red and create a tooltip explaining why its the wrong format. Wiping the users data doesn't always make them very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRetta Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 The State field on your Contacts Management layout is based upon other_database2. Change it to be based upon your Contacts Management table. :wink2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnhlr Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 Genx, The state field is supposed to give the user a list of U.S. States with full name and abbreviation. When the user selects a state, the abbreviation only is inserted into the field. Thanks for the suggestion on Wrong Format. I hadn't thought about your point. It would be easier to just make the correction than starting over. LaRetta, The state field needs to display a drop down based on the Table "other_database" to produce what I stated above. Thanks, Genx and LaRetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRetta Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 "When the user selects a state, the abbreviation only is inserted into the field. The state field needs to display a drop down based on the Table "other_database" " I understand. But the FIELD on your Contacts Management layout is based upon the other field. The VL should be ... the FIELD shouldn't be. :wink2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnhlr Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 I'm sorry. I'm not following you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRetta Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 In the tab control for addresses. The FIELD state is your other_database2 field. If you want to plant the state into your Contacts Management table (home state, work state etc) then the field must be based upon Contacts Management - like all your other fields on that layout. A value list is just a method for selecting values from elsewhere ... and can be attached to any field. But the field itself (where you want the data inserted) should be - well, the field where you want the data inserted. Double-click that state field and change it to Contacts Management Spouse Home Address state (or whatever) and try it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnhlr Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 LaRetta, thanks. I'm old and I've slept since I had it working. Your suggestion works, but I'd swear it's not the way I had it. No matter; just as long as it works. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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