InfoPath Dev

 Hi,

It's been awhile - thought I was doing well with InfoPath.. until I came across this? 

I have a secondary data connection pulling concatenated data using a repeating table. On this repeating table, I've set a rule that looks at a field from the repeating table called [system] and sets the rule that "does not contain" whats wrote in the field [SavedName] which is on the form and hide.

In other words, I only want to see data where the repeating table records contain the same in the [SavedName] field box. (Also might add, the data collected in the [system] field is concatenated data from another form. this data may look something like this: CGC 20, CGC 21, CGC 22, CGC 23, CGC 24, CGC 25,)

Data that gets entered into the [SavedName] on the form looks something like this: CGC 2 

The problem is - If I try and filter out on CGC 2 it also finds all the other values: CGC 20, CGC 21, CGC 22, CGC 23, CGC 24, CGC 25  because they have a 2 in them?

Hope anybody understands and thanks for any help or guidance.

Mike 

 

 

 Oh man I am having the worst time understanding this! I don't understand why you want to use does not contain instead of equals. Could you attach a screenshot under the options tab that shows what you want to have happen? I've got a bad case of the Mondays. ;)

 Oh my!! Sorry Hilary, It maybe the way I've perhaps wrote it. Let me try again.

I'm using the "does not contain" because the field I'm looking at [System] field, may contain other text values. So Im trying to say if the system field "does not contain" whats wrote in the [SaveName] field. then hide the row.

Hopefully the attached picture might help.  

It looks to me as if because the value in SaveName starts with a 2, the returned filter shows everything starting with a 2 or contains a 2?

Eh!! I don't know.

thanks

Mike 

 

Hilary,

I just added a , (comma) in the SaveName box, after the text and I think it works. Its the comma that's causing the issue.

now need a best way dealing with this? do I add a comma to every saved form name or can I add it in the repeating table filter?

Mike 

 Oh Hilary - Im real sorry about this, I'm kinda fixing this myself LOL

Here's what I think I can do - add another text box and concat the savedName and "," then filter based on this new textbox and all works fine!!

Maybe it was me having a Monday moment!

Thanks Hilary - as always,

Mike x 

 

 

Beautiful, so happy you have it working. Sometimes for me, by the time I type out the problem, I see the solution. :)