Newbie Questions

Re: Append data from drop down to a text box

Michael Campbell — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:33:58 GMT

Thanks for this.....it is exactly what I needed.

Re: Append data from drop down to a text box

Gennady Vanin (Геннадий Ванин, Новосибирск) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:45:56 GMT

Created a new Infopath form.

Placed drop-down-list, in "Drop Down List Box Properties":

Field name: RGB
"Entered choices manually" --> "Add...", 3 times
(with Value = "Display name"):

Red
Green
Blue

Inserted textbox, in "Text Box Properties:"

Field name: MySelections

Selected the placed buttton --> Add Rule --> When This Button Is Clicked --> Set the field's value

In "Rule Details":

Action: Set a field's value
Field: MySelections
Pressed fx (to the right of  Value:  textbox)  --> in "Insert formula:" pressed button "Insert Function..." -->
- left pane: Text
- right pane: clicked concat

Double-clicked 1st link "double click to insert field" --> selected RGB
Double-clicked  2nd link "double click to insert field" --> selected MySelections
Deleted 3d  parameter "double click to insert field" (with comma or virgula)

Eventual formula:

concat(RGB, MySelections)
OK -OK - Ok-ed

Published - Run - Enjoyed

Append data from drop down to a text box

Michael Campbell — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:47:47 GMT

I have a drop down list which I want users to be able to select an item, click on a button and append that selection to another text box. For example, as user selects green, clicks on the button, "Green" is appended to text box "My Selections". They then select "Blue" and click on the button and "blue" is appended to the "My Selections" text box. "My Selections" now shows "Greem", "Blue". Any way of doing this without writing code?