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    Record List - Combo Box

    I have my Customer Contact Tables set up so that the Company Table, Address Table and Contact Table are all separate tables. I then link the Address & Contact Tables as child tables to the Company Table thoughout sets within my database.

    On my PO form, which is based on my PO Set where I have a Po_Vendor_Id field that is link to the Com_Company_Id field in my Company Table. A field rule lookup for the Po_Vendor_Id field looks up and selects the desired company Id. I then copy the Po_Vendor_Id, which is now equal to the Com_Company_ID, to a variable called vc_vendor_id. I then have a button on my form that has an On_Push event that calls an XDialog Record List Combo Box that has two variables (vc_vendor_add & vc_vendor_con). These variables are to be used to capture the Address_Id and Contact_Id correspondingly from their associated tables.

    I filter the Record List Combo Box so that the Add_Company_Id of the Address Table equals the variable vc_vendor_id (which is now equal to the selected company's Com_Company_Id). This should then only show the addresses in the XDialog Box that are for the selected company, and it does.

    Where I am running into problems is that I have done the exact same thing only substituting in the proper variables and fields for the contact table, but when it comes up in the same XDialog Box as the Address Selection, it appears grayed as if it is inactive (it is inactive). I have also copied this button to do the same thing for the "Ship To Company" on the same form, and changed the appropriate variables and fields. When its XDialog Box comes up, both the Address Select and Contact Select boxes are grayed and inactive. I have used the expression builders and Action Scripting for everything, so there should be no possibility for typo's. I have gone back and checked everything over and over, and I am convinced that there are no syntax errors. If I delete the filter expressions in the Record List Combo Box, they all work fine (with the exception that they are not filtered, which I need).

    Any idea what I am doing wrong.

    Doug
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    RE: Record List - Combo Box

    I don't have the answer to your problem but I have found that filtered combo boxes, if used on a networked application slow down the loading of the form considerable. The form has to perform the filter every time it loads.
    A better way, I have found, is to use a regular field with a button next to it that pops up an xdialog filtered combo box. You can look up on the same table and put the data in the field of your choice but without the speed penalty. This way the filter is not executed until the button is pressed. It can also be made to look like the drop down arrow on the combo if you want.
    This doesn't directly address your problem but you might try this approach to see if you still have the problem.
    BTW, this can all be done with action scripting so it is quick and easy.

    Russ

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      RE: Record List - Combo Box

      Thank you for your reply. I don't think I understand what you mean. I am doing what my interpretation of your email is indicating. I do call and xdialog combo box from a button.

      The fields that I am trying to fill are the address and contact fields that I have incorporated into a Rich Text Object. This makes it easy for me to eliminate unused lines (like Address2).

      I would appreciate it if you could reread the button portion of my original message, and let me know what you are recommending different in a little more detail.

      This being said, I was planning on using the xdialog record combo box in several places throughout my database. I hope to be able to get it to work, or something that is just a user friendly.

      Thanks,
      Doug

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        RE: Record List - Combo Box

        The fields that I am trying to fill are the address and contact fields that I have incorporated into a Rich Text Object. This makes it easy for me to eliminate unused lines (like Address2).

        If you are trying to fill fields, try using field rules for the lookup and to map the fields. This is the easiest way. See lookup field rules in the docs.

        Russ

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