Return separated list in text field to portal

[Matt Malyschko]

I have a text field that contains a list of companies (from a contacts database).

 

I want to be able to put this into a portal.

 

The reason for this is to have the user be able to click on a line, and it go to a specified layout based on that. (If this is possible without doing it in a portal, then I am all ears also...)

 

I have considered creating a table called Companies, that when someone updates the 'Company' field in the contact, it adds to this table. However, when someone updates the company field, it won't delete if that is the last of that company entered.

 

I would rather have the portal rows directly linked to the list stored in the text field.. Has anybody done anything similar to this?

[Matt Malyschko]

Actually, figured it out