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how to have a drop down box conditionally populate the choices in another drop down box which are links to other forms?

Last post 09-26-2011 12:58 PM by ErnestoM. 1 replies.
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  • 09-23-2011 01:41 PM

    how to have a drop down box conditionally populate the choices in another drop down box which are links to other forms?

    Hi! I'm new to infopath and have a problem: I want drop down box A determine the choices in drop down B. These determined choices need to be links to other separate forms with different schemas....What's the best way to do this? Should I use conditional formatting? Rules? THANKS!
  • 09-26-2011 12:58 PM In reply to

    Re: how to have a drop down box conditionally populate the choices in another drop down box which are links to other forms?

     What you are describing is called cascading dropdowns. I'm sure you'll find tutorials on this by seaching in Google; it's a pretty common scenario so it has been talked about in previous articles. Good luck!

    Ernesto Machado
    Qdabra® Software/ InfoPathDev.com
    The InfoPath Experts – Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge.™


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