How to auto-open value list selection?

[K1200]

My script is using a Go To Field[ ] with select/perform set to open a field for the user to make a selection from the associated value list. The field highlights properly, awaiting an entry ... but the value list isn't displayed for them. Is there a technique to automatically open the list? I know a pop-up will automatically open ... but a popup is not appropriate for this particular field (with 200 choices) and layout. I need the scroll bar for the user.

Thanks for any help.

[LaRetta]

It pops for me - with or without the select/perform. Could it be something else? Is it the only field on the layout by chance? Nope, even if only field, a drop-down pops for me (Windows XP Professional).

[K1200]

Based on your affirmation of proper operation, I took a more detailed look ... which involved dissecting the layout by moving overlaid fields apart (used for highlighting via the old method) and closely examining each. Two fields displayed the table::field contents. One had a button defined and the other, a triggered script on validate. They had different settings for "include arrow" and "select entire contents", which I first toggled, with no improvement. A separate button also called the same triggered script. And, of course, there was the setting of "select/perform" in the script's Go To Field statement, which I had also toggled as a test.

With everything apart, I tested using the popup method. Then I reinstated the drop-down method ... and it worked first time.

It has been one of those days. I'm working through a dozen-item checklist of little annoyances. This was one of them.

Thanks for your response.

[LaRetta]

I've had that happen too. I'm pleased it worked out. :)