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Re: Populating problems using Access database

cobbtrains — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:19:30 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Greg Collins

Are you positive that current() is pointing to a value that should match with @Access_record, and that it shouldn't perhaps be something more like 'current()/@attribute' or 'current()/Element' or something?

I thought I had the pointer pointing right but I don't. As an experiment, in preview mode, I selected the record I want in the drop down, I expected the record to be given back to me when I asked for it. It still gave me the last record. I put in the rule that it will be record[current()]. Now that I think about it, itsn't the current() going to give you the last record. Can I force it to give the record that I chose?

Re: Populating problems using Access database

Greg Collins — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:44:16 GMT

Are you positive that current() is pointing to a value that should match with @Access_record, and that it shouldn't perhaps be something more like 'current()/@attribute' or 'current()/Element' or something?

Re: Populating problems using Access database

cobbtrains — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:49:11 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Greg Collins

Rules are run when a field value changes. Only the rules on the field that changes are run. Thus your rules should be placed on the field that you expect to change.

Access_field[@Access_record=current()] will only provide a value if Access_field itself contains a value... otherwise you will need something more like Access_field[@Access_record=current()]/Field_With_Value

The correct XPath to use will depend entirely on the data source you have and where exactly current() points to.

When I modified my rules to "otherwise you will need something more like Access_field[@Access_record=current()]/Field_With_Value", I get NaN when I run InfoPath. Am I missing something? My fields will not provide a value. I know that my Xpath is pointing to the right data source; however, when I force it to give me the record number I want, it gives me the last record. What am I doing wrong?

Re: Populating problems using Access database

Greg Collins — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:15:31 GMT

Rules are run when a field value changes. Only the rules on the field that changes are run. Thus your rules should be placed on the field that you expect to change.

Access_field[@Access_record=current()] will only provide a value if Access_field itself contains a value... otherwise you will need something more like Access_field[@Access_record=current()]/Field_With_Value

The correct XPath to use will depend entirely on the data source you have and where exactly current() points to.

Re: Populating problems using Access database

cobbtrains — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:51:43 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Greg Collins

You need to use the current() function... check out the following articles and example forms:

http://www.infopathdev.com/search.aspx?s=current()

Thanks for responding.

I spent a good portion of my time going throught these tutorials, workarounds, and examples. I only found one article that pertains to my problem, "Automatically Populate Fields from a Drop-Down Selection".

I am using the rule functions since I do not know any codes. I set up rules in my drop-down box, the individual fields, and both. Where do I set-up my rules? I get the same results no matter how I set my rules. The rule I'm using is this, InfoPath_field=Access_field[@Access_record=current()].

I have use the repeating section and the non-repeating section. I get the same results everytime.

I have to use the company's .adp Access format. The field characters are nvarchar and text. The record is the only integer field. Is this still feasible to automatically populate my fields?

Re: Populating problems using Access database

Greg Collins — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:30:50 GMT

You need to use the current() function... check out the following articles and example forms:

http://www.infopathdev.com/search.aspx?s=current()

Populating problems using Access database

cobbtrains — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:13:13 GMT

I had this problem before in your forum; however, the solution given me didn't work. Do you have any other thoughts or did I misinterpreted your solution?

I have a dropdown list of records that looks up an Access database. I used rules to automatically populate my fields within the repeating table once the record is selected . I created a filter in the repeating table. My filter is as follows:
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4
Name_Text_Box is equal to Assigned_To_List_Box Or
Assigned_To_List_Box contains Show All

When I select the record I want, it only populates fields with the last Access record. How can I force it to populate with the record I want? I should tell you at no time will a user add data to the Access database.