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Repeating Table values from datasource with People Picker Duplicate Comma Issues

Last post 02-10-2015 05:49 PM by HLWilliams_Newb. 0 replies.
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  • 02-10-2015 05:49 PM

    Repeating Table values from datasource with People Picker Duplicate Comma Issues

    So what I need is a way to grab data from a multi-selection list box tool (which grabs values from a data connection to a SP list) and get the " ; " in between the values.  For this I am currently using this eval formula:

    eval(eval(RepeatingGroup, 'concat(my:Value, substring(";", 1, string-length(my:Value)))'), "..")

    Actual Code once the user clicks a button to populate the "Recipient" box which in turn feeds the data connection to send the email:

    concat(eval(eval(DM[. != ""], 'concat(., ";")'), ".."), eval(eval(PM[. != ""], 'concat(., ";")'), ".."), eval(eval(TFBW[. != ""], 'concat(., ";")'), ".."), eval(eval(TEEngineer[. != ""], 'concat(., ";")'), ".."), eval(eval(TE_MNGR[. != ""], 'concat(., ";")'), ".."))

    but the "value" I am looking at is from a people picker "DisplayName" value which when used in infopath forms for SP2010 adds a duplicate comma, and this duplicate comma is causing issues.   

    The datasouce is a list box choices that "get choices from an external data source", the data source is an SP List with columns for the filtering criteria and a people picker column, so the Value: pcDisplayName, and Display name: pc:DisplayName.  If I used AccountID, it adds extra data in front so I still have to shave off 4 characters to even draw that ID that would work with outlook.

    Normally I would use:   concat(substring-before(DisplayName, ",, "), ", ", substring-after(DisplayName, ",, "))  which would take care of the comma, but it doesn't work with concatenating the values from a multi-selection list box - or does it???

    I cannot use a web browser form option (which fixes the duplicate comma issue with people pickers) because I need the ability to email submit this form and all the collected data via outlook once the user is finished. 

     I've monkeyed with the nestes evals but I get the error of too many things nested and it fails. 

     Can anyone out there help me?

     Thank you in advance.

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