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How to make selection change in drop down value based on another drop down selection.

Last post 10-22-2010 03:17 AM by chintan.desai. 2 replies.
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  • 10-07-2010 06:26 AM

    How to make selection change in drop down value based on another drop down selection.

    Hi All,

    I am new to Infopath. I got a new form with 2 drop down (ProgramArea & Projects) which populate data from xml.

    XML will look like below:

    <Programs>
     <Program>
      <ProgramArea>ABC</ProgramArea>
      <Project>Project1</Project>
      <Project>Project2</Project>
     </Program>

     <Program>
      <ProgramArea>XYZ</ProgramArea>
      <Project>Project3</Project>
      <Project>Project4</Project>
     </Program>
    </Programs>

    Whenver, user make selection in Program Area drop down, all respective projects should populate in Project drop down. I am successful doing it.

    Problem: However, projects drop down will keep (remember) its last selected projects, eventhough i change Program area.

    For example:
    Whenever, I select "ABC" from program Area drop down, Project1 & Project2 is populated. Now, I select Project1 in Project drop down. Now, I changed selection in program area drop down, Project3 & Project4 gets populated in projects drop down. But, Project1 is still highlighted in projects drop down. After I change selection in Project drop down, Project1 get vanish.


    See below snap shot.

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    What I need is to make select Empty item (1st item) in Project drop down whenever Program Area drop down selection change.

     

    Thanks,
    Chintan
  • 10-07-2010 10:52 AM In reply to

    Re: How to make selection change in drop down value based on another drop down selection.

    Hi Chintan Desai and welcome to the forum!

    Greg Collins has a sample download that shows how to do this: http://www.infopathdev.com/blogs/greg/archive/2005/07/14/Create-a-Repeating-Cascading-List-from-a-Flat-Data-Source.aspx

    Patrick Halstead
    Project Manager at Qdabra
  • 10-22-2010 03:17 AM In reply to

    Re: How to make selection change in drop down value based on another drop down selection.

    Thanks patrick
    Thanks,
    Chintan
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