Drop-down list - Global binding to addInstance of new row in Table

Global binding - from drop-down list selection to addInstance of a new row and auto-populate the first cell of the row. Can it be done, and if so, how? Thank you.

Me again. I also need this same functionality when the form user enters data into a text field - addInstance of a new row and auto-populate the first cell of the row. I'm assuming the same functionality? Thank you again.

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Drop-down list dont work at all

I have one table in adobe form. I would like to add drop-down list into one column cell.
I have another import parameter table which i try to bind to that cell.
Bind is like this: $record.LT_PROJECTS.DATA[*].AUFNR where LT_PROJECTS.DATA is that table where values( in field aufnr ) is.
When i print out to pdf and open it, first main table rows have those table lines in that cell. So it like explose value table rows to main table first rows.
If i use binding: $record.LT_PROJECTS.DATA.AUFNR it shows only first value of value table and when push field nothing happen...
Where my error is?
Thanks!

Yes. I found out that you have to write some Java **** to form header part to populate drop down list..Now it only question how?
My table data connection = interface = zinterface01 and my table name( where values are ) is lt_values. Fields are value and text.
Can anybody help?
Reko

Not able to select in drop down list

We have an on line database for our school. I can move around in it fine but when I try to select an item from a drop down list nothing happens.
Any thoughts?

There are a couple things you can try:
1. Go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Debug Console and turn it ON. Return to Safari and reload the web page. Tap the Debug Console banner to see any issues when loading the web site. Then try tapping the drop-down list (select element). Do any new issues appear in the Debug Console?
Don't be alarmed if there are a lot of items listed in the Debug Console. Most of the time they're harmless. You're looking for a JavaScript error message (as opposed to CSS or HTML) that might give a clue as to why the page doesn't work. Is there is a JavaScript message that corresponds to the broken drop-down list?
2. Launch OS X Safari. Open Preferences (Cmd-,). Click on Advanced tab. Check the "Show Develop menu in menu bar" checkbox. Open a new browser window (using Cmd-N). With the new browser window focused, select Develop > User Agent > Safari iOS 5.0.1 – iPad. (You can check that the setting is correct by loading http://www.whatsmyuseragent.com/ and comparing it to the real iPad.) Then navigate to the same page with the inactive drop-down list. Does the same issue occur as on the iPad, or does the drop-down work?

Assigning Values to Drop-Down Lists

I am populating a drop-down list with values of vendor names from my Oracle table. However, I'm assigning the vendor name as the value for each <option> record displayed in the drop-down list. The problem I'm having is that when I select a vendor name from the drop-down list and I view to see which value was selected, I only see a partial vendor name, rather than the full name. For example, If the vendor name that is selected is "Jacks Welding", when I retrieve that selection in my JSP page, the value only comes up as "Jacks" not "Jacks Welding". I want the option value to be the vendor name, not the vendor ID. How can I retrieve the full name from the drop-down list? Below is my code for populating the vendor names.
<select name="vendor">
     <option></option>
<%
queryvendor = "Select Name from AJM.Vendor ORDER BY Name";
Statement st = conn.createStatement();
     ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(queryvendor);
     while (rs.next()) {
          out.println( "<option value=" + rs.getString("Name") + ">" + rs.getString("Name") + "</optioN>");
     st.close();
     rs.close();
%>
</select>

Have a look at the HTML your code is producing. (Hint: your browser allows you to display the HTML source of a page.) You are producing this:
<option value=Jacks Welding>Jacks Welding</optioN>
This is sloppy HTML, but browsers will do their best with it. Try producing this instead:
<option value="Jacks Welding">Jacks Welding</option>

Exactly what does the Data Drop-down List do?

What does the Data Drop-down List do? Is it used to make a drop-down list from certain records in a column in a table of a data base?

Yes, this is exactly what it does. However, it's a custom control, not a built-in control. JavaScript is used to set it up. In order to use it you have to have a data connection in the document and modify the "Initialize" script, which is were the list is populated from the DB. The "Initialize" code is a good example of how to use XFA JavaScript to access a DB. However, the code is also written in a very general manor and takes the long way around to hooking up to the DB. Much shorter code can be written for a specific DB.
Thom Parker
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com

Binding Drop Down Lists

Hello,
I am trying to figure out how i can bind drop down lists. I want it so if you choose a certain selection in drop down list 1, then you are only able to pick a certain selection out of drop down 2. So basically each selection in drop down 1 will give you different options to select in drop down 2. Sorry if i made that really confusing. Thanks
-Aaron-

Hi,
Here is a mock-up version of the spreadsheet.
The first dropdown has the nine categories set in the Object / Field tab. Also have a look in the Object / Binding tab as there are values specified for each of the nine categories. These will be used later in the script.
The second dropdown does not have any values specified in the Object / Field tab.
Instead there is script in the exit event of the first dropdown. This is a switch statement that first of all looks at the bound value ("9030") of the choice that the user has made ("9030 National Marketing"). The statement then looks at each case until it gets to one that matches; then it runs the script for that case and then breaks from the switch statement.
Each case starts off with:
DropDownList2.clearItems();
DropDownList2.rawValue = null;
This is important because this clears the list in dropdown2 and sets its value to null. These two lines are then followed by a series of addItem() script which goes through all of the types in that category.
I have scripted all of 9030 and the first five lines of 9031. This should get you out of the traps. It is a bit of a pain, but just copy and paste downwards.
Each case ends with a "break;" and the last "}" closes the switch statement.
Good luck,
Niall

The portlet name is not displayed in the portlet drop down list ?

Hi,
I use Sun Java System Portal Server 6 2005Q4 for windows 2000 server , use the following command to deployo portlet,
I am not sure if I successfully deploy the portlet?
pdeploy deploy -u amAdmin -w amadmin -p amadmin -d "cn=amldapuser,ou=DSAME Users,dc=icheng,dc=com" C:\Sun\PortalServer\tmp\portlet\portletsamples.war
The message I got after execute the pdeploy command is =>
Deploys the portlet war file and inserts the provider into display profile..
OPTIONS
--help Help message (false)
-u --runasdn UID Bind DN (none)
-w --password Password (none)
-p --wc_password Password for WebContainer's Admin (none)
-i --instance WebContainer's Instance into which the war file is to be deploye
d (*)
-d --dn LDAP DN of the target node (*)
-g --global Global display profile (false)
-r --rolesfile File containing the DSAME and portlet role mapping (*)
-f --userinfofile File containing the user info mapping (*)
-v --verbose Generate debug messages (false)
-V --version Generate version information (false)
-l --locale Locale information (en_US)
OPERAND
Specifies a path to the war location.
Deploying to IWS
Is this mean that successfully deploy the portlet ?
After I deploy the portlet, I login to Access Manager, select the "service" from view, click the portal desktop,
click "Manage Channels and Containers", click the "New Portlet Channel...", then click the portlet drop down list,
the portlet name is not displayed in the portlet list.
How can I make the portlet name displayed in the portlet drop down list ?
Can someone help me ?
Thanks!

Hi
According to your description, since this is SQL Server forum, as Olaf Helper’s post, could you get the correct result if you execute the following query in SQL Server Manager Studio (SSMS)?
select UserName from aspnet_Users where UserId in(select FreindId from myFreinds where UserId in(select UserId from aspnet_Users where UserName = '<your typed name>'))
If you cannot get the correct result in SSMS, I recommend to check the Transact-SQL statement. Apart from the error message, we also need to know the table structure, data, join relationships between tables for further analysis.
However if there is no problem in SQL Server query, it will be an issue that regards ASP.NET and website deployment. I suggest you to post the question in the ASP.NET forums at
http://forums.asp.net/ . It is appropriate and more experts will assist you.
In addition, there is detail about listbox control in asp.net. You can review the following links:
How to Bind/Load/Fill ListBox with Sql Server Database in asp.net：http://www.webcodeexpert.com/2013/07/how-to-bindloadfill-listbox-with-sql.html#.U5f75_6KCM9
How to get multiple selected value in ListBox control - ASP.NET using C#:
http://www.dotnetfox.com/articles/how-to-get-multiple-selected-value-in-listbox-control-Asp-Net-using-C-Sharp-1047.aspx
Thanks
Lydia Zhang

Populateing a drop down list in a repeating sub form

I have been using the scripts from the Purchase Order sample that work with the Country and States/Provinces drop down lists and have modified them to fit my needs. The scripts work great. However I have a drop down list that is in a repeating sub form and the only the drop down list in the first occurance of the sub form works. The others don't.
I put this line of code in a field called drpOrderedByTeam.
JobsScript.getJobsOther(xfa, xfa.resolveNode("form1.TimeSheetSF.DetailsSF[*].DetailsTable.DetailsRow.ItemNumber"));
I thought I just needed to add an "[*]" to the name of the sub form and it would work with all occurances but it doesn't seem so and I'm not sure what else to do.

Based on your explanations, I've attempted to re-create your form and I think I've got it working the way you'd like it to.
There are some difficulties with using fields in table headers which are replicated on subsequent pages because while new instances of the header subform and the fields it contains are created, you don't have access to these instances using the header's Instance Manager (I think this is a bug but I'm not sure). This means that you can't iterate through the instances of the header in order to populate the task lists depending on the selection in the team list. One solution for this is to make all header fields Global (select each field and, in the Object palette's Binding tab, set the
Default Binding property to
Global). This means that all instances of these fields will share the same value. The effect is that when you change the value of a field on an instance of a header on any page, the change will be replicated on all instances on all pages. The catch, though, is when you use lists in the header. Making list fields global doesn't mean that their item lists are global -- which causes other headaches.
In the end, because of the problems I've described, I had to resort to cheating a little but if you think about it, it's not really cheating. What the form does is whenever the team list value changes, it removes all instances of the DetailsSF rows. This has the effect of also removing all instances of the DetailTitlesSF headers accross the current page set (and removes all pages but the first one). Then 6 new instances of the DetailsSF row are generated and the DetailTitlesSF header is re-populated using the new selection in the team list. After that, if a new page gets generated because of the number of instances of the DetailsSF rows, the new instances of the task lists in the new instances of the DetailTitlesSF header will have the correct list of items based on the current value of the team list. In the end, even though I'm cheating by removing all instances of the DetailsSF row in order to reset the lists in the DetailTitlesSF header, it's not really cheating because if you change teams, then it should be assumed that all data entered doesn't apply anymore because the tasks change as well... Convinced?
The best way to understand this is to check-out the sample form.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Stefan
Adobe Systems

Adding Drop Down List values from table fields

Hi all,
Recently we have switched from Microsoft's Infopath to Adobe's LiveCycle Designer. In InfoPath i was able to allow a user to enter data in a table and then use that data as values for a drop downlist, which could in turn be used in another table. Infopath made it relatively easy to do this, but I assume it requires scripting in LiveCycle. Here is an example that make make it easier to to explain:
Let's say we have a form with a table that has a colomn where the user can enter a value in a table let's say "Computer Name":
Computer Name | IP | Vendor | Serial Number|
PC 1
---------------------| 192.168.2.34| HP | US4839494
PC 2
PC 3
PC 4
Further down the form there is a nother table with a drop down list. I want the values of the drop down list to be what ever values were entered for "Computer Name" in the previous table. So in this case the table would look like this:
Computer Name | Acquisition Date| End of Life Date
<Drop DownList>| 07/21/2010 | 07/21/2014
The drop downlist values would be "PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4" or whatever values were entered in the previous table. Essentially, I am trying to avoid from having users type in "Computer Name" data every time the "Computer Name" needs to be entered. It would be so much easier to enter all "Computer Name" values and then use those values as part of a drop down list to avoid excessive typing.
I hope this makes sense, it is fairly easy to do in InfoPath and I am sure there is a way to do this in LiveCycle.
Let me know if my explanation is not clear enough.
Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback, but it doesn't seem to quite accomplish what I am trying to do. I've tried using global binding as you specified, but the outcome is not exactly what I want. Perhaps this drawing can help depict what I am trying to do:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/153/dropdownlist.png/
On the picture I manually defined the values for the drop down list. Again, I want these values to be taken from "Computer Name" in the table above.
Thanks!

Error message when populating drop-down list with mysql DB

Hi everyone,
i'm having an error message which gives zero result on google...
here's the context: i have a drop-down list called "Patient" in the template pages of a livecycle form. The binding is set to Global so that the value is the same on the two pages of the form. I have also linked the items of the list to a mysql database (with DataConnection) by clicking the "Specify Item Values" link on the Binding tab of the element.
now, when i open my form (or preview) i get this message, in french:
"Propriété incorrecte de l'opération SET; dataGroup ne possède pas de propriété id."
which is, in english (personal translation):
"Incorrect property of the SET operation; dataGroup doesn't have an id property."
this message appears in a messagebox, the background is empty (standard gray color)
Then i click "OK" (which is the only button available), and my form appears, the list is populated with the values of my database table, so it actually works...
As i said, i have zero results on google with this message...
any idea what it means and how to avoid it?
Thanks!

Hi,
For all things XFA Forms and Databases there is no place better than Stefan Cameron's blog: http://forms.stefcameron.com/.
Have a look here: http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/12/18/databases-inserting-updating-and-deleting-records/ and at comment 60.
Good luck,
Niall

Displaying value only in Drop Down List

Greetings,
I have a drop down list with value:text as follows:
01:Daylight
02:Dusk
03:Dawn
04:Night
I would like to present the user who clicks on the drop down list with all of the literal text options (daylight, night, etc), but once selected, the object populate and print only the value (01, 02, etc).
I thought about resizing the object when the user clicks on it, and then resizing it back once selected, but this seems rather cumbersome. Space on the printed form is very limited, which is why the value/codes are used to represent the actual literal options.
Any methods or ideas would be greatly welcome
Thanks!
Brad

Here is a sample that shows what I think you want. I have a TextField that is displayed. When the user enters the field, I hide this field and make a DDlist available to the user. This DDList is placed behind the TextField and is hidden (not part of the layout) until the user enters the TextField. I also hide the TextField (this code is on the Enter event of the TextField). Now that the DDlist is visible you can set up a DDList to display one thing but report another. This is what I did (look at the binding tab of the DDList). Now when the user selects an item from the DDList the TextField is updated, the DDList is hidden and the TextField is made visisble, then the cursor is placed in the next field. This code is on the Exit event of the DDList.
Is this what you were trying to accomplish?
Paul

Populate a drop down list with data from Excel and fill in a text field, based on drop down selectio

Hi!
I have a problem with a PDF form: There's a drop down list that I populate with Excel data that I've put in an XML file through an XSD file -- no problem here. The drop down list has a data binding to the XML file, so that a choice in the drop down list can be associated with an object in the XML file. So, when I make a choice in the drop down list, a corresponding object value is fetched from the XML file and put in a text field on the form.
How to do this is described by Stefan Cameron here:
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/07/29/dynamic-properties/
There's a snag, though, and to describe it more clearly:
The XML file contains three types of objects: role, role number, and role cost center. Of these I use the first and the third, i.e. the role and the role cost center. The drop down list contains the roles, and when I select a role, the corresponding cost center is filled out in the text field. So far, so good!
But -- if the cost center has the same value for two or more roles, all of these roles "bounce back" into the drop down list, that is, they are all selected in the drop down list. How many of these you can see depend on the height of the drop down list -- if it's low you'll only see the first one.
If I modify Stefan Cameron's data in his example I get the same behavior, so the problem seems to have to do with how XML data are fetched.
I'm sure there's a workaround, but I can't find it! I've spent many hours browsing the web without finding anyone with a similar problem.
Any suggestions appreciated!

Although your issue is far beyond mine, I was hoping you can help me out.....
I need to create a drop down list of names which I wish to somehow link to an Excel spreadsheet.
Please let me know the steps I need to do. I've tried several things, but nothing seems to work and I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.
Thank you

BUG: Sorting drop-down lists from the field tab when using "specify item values"

Hi all,
I've finished creating my form now, but I came across this whilst writing up my documentation for maintenance tasks.
This occurs when adding new values to a drop-down list that has the "Specify item values" checkbox in the binding tab checked.
When I then try to sort my list using the built in sort buttons, it will sort the items, but the list of specified values in the binding tab does not sort reorder to stay with the original items in the list. This is hapenning when I sort from the Object > Field tab. If I sort in the Object > Binding tab then the sort will include the specified values.
For example:
A    5
C    2
D    9
Add a new value to get:
A    5
C    2
D    9
B    10
Sort the list using the button:
A    5
B    2
C    9
D    10
But it should be:
A     5
B     10
C     2
D     9

I was able to duplicate this problem and it looks like a possible bug. I've submitted it to support.

How can I make a bound drop-down list using OAF?

Please note, this is for OAF. I am aware of the support in ADF.
I'm sorry this is such a basic question, but I've been trying for days, and I can't think of anywhere else to look for an answer.
I need a simple drop-down list, not a search. This particular list only has 10 or so items. It is based on a view containing a code value, and a description. I need all descriptions to be available at all times. Just click the arrow, and the entire list is displayed. When the user selects an entry, the code associated with the discription populates a bound attribute. Ideally, when the page is instantiated, the code value controls the text value visible in the collapsed drop-down list. Visually, it would be similar to an html <select> element.
Can someone please tell me how I can produce such a simple thing, or point me to some documentation?
Thank you.

Thank you for the excellent reference Peddi. I had played with the OAMessageChoiceBean component yesterday, but I was able to tell from your instructions that "Picklist Display Attribute" and "Picklist Value Attribute" really are not for binding to the database EO. That was the key piece of information that had me confused.
In addition to adding the messageChoice component to the page, I needed to write some code to synchronize the picklist value with the corresponding code value, which I placed in am OAFormValueBean (hidden form field) which I could then bind to my application's database EO in the controller, running in the processFormRequest procedure:
/** Synchronize the catalog code with the selected catalog name */
protected void syncCatalogValues(OAPageContext pageContext,
OAWebBean webBean, MyApplicationAMImpl am) {
OAMessageChoiceBean mcb =
(OAMessageChoiceBean) webBean.findChildRecursive("CatalogName");
OAFormValueBean cc =
(OAFormValueBean) webBean.findChildRecursive("CatalogCode");
String catalogDescription = mcb.getText(pageContext);
if (catalogDescription != null) {
String catalogCode = am.getCatalogCode(catalogDescription);
cc.setValue(pageContext, catalogCode);
Along with a little code to get the catalogCode value from the LOVVO, that's all it took.
Thanks again. This was a great help.
Pete

How to get drop down list display values

I have binded my drop down list with tabledataprovider. In the value field i have given customer id and in display field i have given customer name.
I have reatrived cust id but
how to reatrieve customer name.

http://forum.sun.com/jive/thread.jspa?forumID=123&threadID=56515
Also, if your dropdown list is bound to a data provider you can use something like this:
RowKey rowkey = tripDataProvider.findFirst("PERSON.PERSONID", dropDown1.getSelected());
String displayValue = (String)tripDataProvider.getValue("PERSON.NAME", rowkey);

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