Populating fields, drop down lists, etc... from external data

Hi,
I am trying to evolve my forms, and am interested in learning how to connect my forms to external data sources. I assume using server solutions would work, but are complex and costly. They are also likely beyond my scope of understanding. What are the best practices for doing this? Can it be done with a text file or spreadsheet? I am really looking for a better way to create custom data in forms than to go into the script and change them manually. Price is a good example. I have some forms that generate a very basic quote for services. When the price of part x changes I need to going into the from chance the script for those items, re-save it and hope I have not missed any items. Evey time his happens it is a hassle. Not to mention if more than one user needs it I have to make sure they are all using the right version (to be clear I am less worried about this part as it seems a complex task).
Is there a better way of doing this? What are the best practices for this? What external sources can be used to hold the data. I would be interested in any tutorials that may exist on the subject as well.
Thanks in advance for any/all help.
Tom
P.S. it is amazing what LCD can do, and that I really enjoy working in it, although I have little background in scripting. Great product and resource!

Thanks Paul,
I have been able to solve the drop down list question, thanks to your help.
I have another question that involves locking specific fields in a four page form which contains approximately 100 fields that need to be locked before the end user completes the remaining fields. How do I lock individual subforms so that the remaining fields remain open and editable? The final version of the form, will have at least 200 fields in it that will also need to be locked in sections.
I can lock all the fields using the lock all fields button, but have been unable to make it work for just part of the form.
I've emailed the draft form. It would be really helpful if I had one example of a locked subform on the form I'm struggling with.
Thanks for your help.
Nellie

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Help needed with populating a drop-down list from an Access Database

Topic
data drop-down list
Jason Murthy - 11:39am Feb 14, 2005 Pacific
Hello,
I am trying to use the data drop-down list from the custom library. I enter the name of my data connection and the other 2 variables in quotes when they are initialized, just like the example says to, but it still doesn't work. Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jason
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Denzil White - 5:46am Jul 28, 05 PST (#10 of 11)
Oh and before you say anything more I have also tried changing it from Javascript to the FormCalc, and no diff, maybe I am more stupid than I realised, heh,heh
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Henk Pisuisse - 12:06am Aug 9, 05 PST (#11 of 11)
I am having trouble (sleepless nights) with populating a drop-down list from an Access Database. The result is: I only get the first record from the data connection. So the connection works but I cannot go through the other records. Maybe there is an other way to do this.
I am trying to selectively fill a form with data from an MS-access database.
I hope someone can help me.
[email protected]
The Netherlands (small country in Europe)

If you email the access DB and the form to [email protected], I will try to take a look at it for you.

Drop down list item to select date

I am using oracle form 6i, i want to use drop down list item to select date
I was able to manipulate my codes to get values for the three drop down list items year, month and day
but at when list change trigger on month to populate day , it populated accordingly but at point if I selected other month, it added the days of the new month selected to
the days of already selected month. And delete list_element command failed to provide solution..
Can any one help me out -- <email address removed by moderator so that you won't get spammed for all Eternity>

1976 as year and march as month
declare
last_date date;
nDays number;
cursor days(v_last_date in date,vnDays in number) is
select first_day(v_last_date)+rownum-1 sdate from dual
connect by rownum<vnDays+1;
begin
select last_day(to_date(monthITEM||yearITEM,'MonthYYYY')) from dual;
// the month is in the monthITEM
// the year is in the yearITEM
// last_day will have the last day of that month.
//now you have to find the no. of days.
select to_char(last_Date,'dd') into nDays from dual;
for dates in days
loop
add_list_element(listname,dates.sdate,dates.sdate,1);
end loop;
end;

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!

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

Drop Down list in table with data from database table

Hi,
I have created an interactive form in WD ABAP.
In Context tab I have created the nodes as follows:
ZSOHEADER node with cardinality 1..1
|-> MATERIAL node with cardinality 0..n. Under MATERIAL node there are 2 attrib. MAKTX and MATNR.
I am fetching data from MARA table into an internal table IT_MARA.
The node MATERIAL is bound to internal table IT_MARA.
I have created a table with property ' Body rows vary depending on data ' .
I have only one row in table. The first cell of the row is a drop down field.
I have bind the field to the node MATERIAL->DATA->MAKTX.
Now the issue is even though I have created only one row in my table, in preview it is creating as many rows in the table as the no.of records in the internal table.
I want only one row with the drop down list containing all values of the internal table.
Kindly suggest what to do.
Regards,
Vinod

Hi,
In the WebDynpro Context, in the main node create another node like A1 with cardinality 0..n and in this node create attributes TEXT and VALUE.
Now goto method and in that method using code wizard read the node A1.
And use the below code snippet sample in your program, i.e. code this under respective method of the webdynpro.
*Declare the TYPES
TYPES : BEGIN OF TY_TABLE,
TEXT TYPE SOMETYPE,
VALUE TYPE SOMETYPE,
END OF TY_UOM.
*Define Internal Table and work area.
DATA : IT_TABLE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TY_TABLE INITIAL SIZE 0,
WA_TABLE TYPE TY_TABLE.
SELECT TEXT VALUE FROM TABLENAME INTO TABLE IT_TABLE.
lr_node_info->bind_table( IT_TABLE ).
And in the Adobe Form Layout
Go to Menu of the Adobe LiveCycle Designer:
Tools>Options..>DataBinding
In that window you just check the Show Dynamic properties Check Box.
Now for the Drop Down go the binding tab in object palette and click on the list items and there specify the Internal Table and specify the text as the internal table text field and value as internal table value field.
OR
From the WebDynpro Native Library Palette use the Value Help Drop Down and in object pallette goto binding tab and provide the form interface binding. Before this in the WebDynpro goto Context and for the particular field under the properties provide the search help as dictionary search help and specify the name of the dictionary search help.
OR
We have another method of setting the Text and Value to the DDL directly in the WebDynpro by coding in the methods, I dont have much knowledge on this.
Regards
Pradeep Goli

Populating 2nd drop down list based on the selection of the first using Access DB...

I have a form that I would like to have the user select the first drop-down list as populated from a data source, but them have the subsequent selection choice dependent on the first. For instance, if they select "administration" for their division, the department numbers shown in the second box would only contain those with "Administration" listed as their division. I have all of this information in my Access table.
I've seen this possible by storing all of the information in a script. i.e.- listing each division and department. The only problem is that we have over 300 departments and making any changes would be very tedious in an in-form script. Is there any way to have this automatically reference a table in Access?
Thank you,
Mike

In the current version of the portal, it is not possible as you cannot do code-behind on postbacks. If you want more flexibility, you need to write your own front-end that uses the FIM Service webservices...
Regards, Soren Granfeldt
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Mfbf field drop down list

hi all,
I want to put drop-down list for header text field in MFBF transaction. Is this possible?
Is there any user-exit or Badi which serves this purpose?

Hi
You want data in the drop-down from database tables or some static values?
Whatever it may be, just add a screen-exit & populate the things according to your requirements.
Regards.

Purchase order sample - drop down list populating another drop down list

hello, when i use this sample script, it works fine. but when i add additional arrays to it, it doesn't work at all. please let me know what i need to change in this script in order to add additional items into the drop down lists. here is the script that works (displays 3 options in first drop down list (blank, option, another option)):
// This script object controls the interaction between the carrier and plan Drop-down lists.
// The array contains the carriers and the corresponding plans.
var myCarriers = new Array(new Array(2), new Array(14), new Array(17)); // Create a two-dimensional array.
// For each carrier, add a 'new Array(number of plan +1)'.
// Define the carrier and the corresponding plans.
// The array syntax is arrayName[index][index].
// The first index number represents the carrier,
// the second index number is the actual data value.
myCarriers[0][0] = " "; // The first items in the Drop-dowm Lists should be blank.
myCarriers[0][1] = " ";
myCarriers[1][0] = "ANERT"; // The first data value is the carrier name,
myCarriers[1][1] = "MC250"; // the rest are plans.
myCarriers[1][2] = "MC2501";
myCarriers[1][3] = "MC5002";
myCarriers[1][4] = "MC5003";
myCarriers[1][5] = "MC1000";
myCarriers[1][6] = "MC2000";
myCarriers[1][7] = "MCHC2300";
myCarriers[1][8] = "MCHC3000";
myCarriers[1][9] = "MC2500";
myCarriers[1][10] = "MB";
myCarriers[1][11] = "P500";
myCarriers[1][12] = "MHH3000";
myCarriers[1][13] = "MHH5000";
myCarriers[2][0] = "BCCA"; // This is a new carrier, see how the first number is now [1].
myCarriers[2][1] = "S Plan";
myCarriers[2][2] = "BPlan";
myCarriers[2][3] = "P40";
myCarriers[2][4] = "P30";
myCarriers[2][5] = "P35*";
myCarriers[2][6] = "P45*";
myCarriers[2][7] = "Ad25*";
myCarriers[2][8] = "Pr20";
myCarriers[2][9] = "Pr10";
myCarriers[2][10] = "PH750*";
myCarriers[2][11] = "PH500*";
myCarriers[2][12] = "2400HD";
myCarriers[2][13] = "3500HD";
myCarriers[2][14] = "2000HD";
myCarriers[2][15] = "LH1500";
myCarriers[2][16] = "LH3000";
// This function will populate the carrier Drop-down List.
// This function is called from the initialize event of the carrier Drop-down List.
function getCarriers(dropdownField)
dropdownField.clearItems();
for (var i=0; i < myCarriers.length; i++)
dropdownField.addItem(myCarriers[i][0]);
// This function will populate the plans Drop-down List for any event EXCEPT the change event.
// This function is called by the initialize event of the plan Drop-down List.
function getPlans(carrierField, dropdownField)
dropdownField.clearItems(); // Clear the items of the Drop-down List.
for (var i=0; i < myCarriers.length; i++) // Look through all the carriers until we find the one that matches the carrier selected.
if(myCarriers[i][0] == carrierField.rawValue) // Check to see if they match.
for (var j=1; j < myCarriers[i].length; j++) // When they match, add the plans to the Drop-down List.
dropdownField.addItem(myCarriers[i][j]);
dropdownField.rawValue = myCarriers[i][1]; // Display the first item in the list.
// This function will populate the plans Drop-down List for the change event.
// This function is called by the change event of the carrier Drop-down List.
// The first parameter is simply a pointer to the xfa object model.
function getPlansOther(myXfa, dropdownField)
dropdownField.clearItems(); // Clear the items of the Drop-down list.
for (var i=0; i < myCarriers.length; i++) // Look through all the carriers until we find the one that matches the carrier selected.
if(myCarriers[i][0] == myXfa.event.newText) // Check to see if they match. Note: we have to use the event.newText in this case because
{ // the ch

continued...
change hasn't been committed yet.
for (var j=1; j < myCarriers[i].length; j++) // When they match, add the states/provinces to the Drop-down List.
dropdownField.addItem(myCarriers[i][j]);
dropdownField.rawValue = myCarriers[i][1]; // Display the first item in the list.
when i try to add 4 more arrays (add items to first drop down list and second drop down list), nothing displays in either drop down lists. please let me know the items that need to be changed - besides these items (i know i need to add arrays and add myCarriers[1][0],[2][0],[3][0] to [6][0] --- for 4 additional items in the first drop down):
var myCarriers = new Array(new Array(2), new Array(14), new Array(17)); // Create a two-dimensional array.
// For each carrier, add a 'new Array(number of plan +1)'.
// Define the carrier and the corresponding plans.
// The array syntax is arrayName[index][index].
// The first index number represents the carrier,
// the second index number is the actual data value.
myCarriers[0][0] = " "; // The first items in the Drop-dowm Lists should be blank.
myCarriers[0][1] = " ";
myCarriers[1][0] = "ANERT"; // The first data value is the carrier name,
myCarriers[1][1] = "MC250"; // the rest are plans.
myCarriers[1][2] = "MC2501";
myCarriers[1][3] = "MC5002";
any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

Why won't my drop down list populate from the array?

I am using the following array.
var actDesc = new Array(" ",
"Desc1 ",
"Desc2 ",
"Desc3 ");
// Array of HUD Activity Numbers.
var actNum = new Array(null,
"1 ",
"2 ",
"3 ");
// This populates the Description Drop-down List and works just fine.
function populateActDesc(dropdownField)
      var i;
      for (i=0; i < actDesc.length; i++)
         dropdownField.addItem(actDesc[i]);
//This is supposed to populate the Description Number Drop-down List but doesn't work.
function populateActNum(dropdownField)
      var i;
      for (i=0; i < actNum.length; i++)
         dropdownField.addItem(actNum[i]);
// Populates another field based on the Description Field value chosen and works as intended.
function getDesc(hudActivityDescription, hudActivityNumberField)
   var i;
   for (i = 0; i < actDesc.length; i++)
      if (actDesc[i] == hudActivityDescription)
        hudActivityNumberField.rawValue = actNum[i];
   break;
I placed the following into the drop-down list object holding the actDesc array (Event: initialize; Language: javascript):
actNoScript.populateActDesc(this);
This works just fine.
I placed the following into the drop-down list object holding the actNum array (Event: initialize; Language: javascript):
actNoScript.populateActNum(this);
This doesn't work. Any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am using LCD 8.2 ES on Vista 32bit.
Thanks,
Jerald

Hi Jerald,
You can't assign null to the display value of a drop down control. If you change the HUD activity number array to remove the null it should work.
That is;
// Array of HUD Activity Numbers.
var actNum = new Array(" ","1 ","2 ","3 ");
Bruce

Drop Down List Box from an Array?

I have an array - a lovely little 1-dimensional array of customer last names - that I want to display in a drop down list box so my user can begin to type a value in that list box and CF will bring up the matching entry.
I have tried cfloop and cfselect, but haven't had any success. Once the user clicks on a name, I want to be able to take that value and do some other processing.
Any suggestions?

No Ajax - CF is a ***** enough as it is.
OK - I see where you started to go with your link, but lost you somewhere in Step 2.
I like the idea of a master query with sub queries off of it (Queries of Queries). Here's what I got so far:
<cfquery
name = "MasterMemberQuery" datasource = "cfissues">
        SELECT * FROM Members
        ORDER BY LastName</cfquery>
  <cfquery name = "LastNameQry" dbtype = "query">
     SELECT MemberID, LastName
     FROM MasterMemberQuery
    ORDER BY LastName</cfquery>
This worked perfectly - nice cfselect to display the last names - just like before. However, I still cannot capture the user's choice from the cfselect statement:
<cfform>
      <cfselect name = "ChosenLastName"
                    query = "LastNameQry"
                    value = "MemberID"
                    display = "LastName"
                    size = "1">
     </cfselect>
     <cfoutput>
               The chosen MemberID = '#LastNameQry.MemberID#'
     </cfoutput>
</cfform>
The name "ChosenLastName" is always labelled as invalid, and the cfoutput always gives the MemberID of the first entry in the LastNameQry, never the user's choice.
I need to take the user's choice of last name, capturing the MemberID (the value attribue of the cfselect) and read the MasterMemberQuery to get just the single member's data.
And is it me or does this forum's site run at about 300 baud?????

Form Guide - Populating a drop down with entries from another field(s)

Greetings all!
Here is what I am trying to accomplish:
1. Build a repeating panel that has a field for the entry of a Name. (I can do this)
2. Build a drop down field on another panel that will be populated with the Name entries from one or more of the repeating panel Name fields in 1. above. I would like this to happen while the user is in the same render of the form guide.
3. Setup:
     LC ES2
     Workbench 9.5
     Would utilize Workspace to complete the form guide
     Want to use a .fml data model
Any help would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
Rick Kuhlmann

pguerett,
Many thanks for that lca. I have been able to move forward with development of a POC Form Guide.
However, I have one other issue that if solved will push my POC to the point of demo status for the business.
Here it is:
The business needs to be able to add the names of children to a Children Info panel on the form guide. - No problems with that.
Then they need to be able to go to another panel in the form guide and select a child name from a drop down to associate that child with the name of a father. - The previous post with the lca solved that.
Now what I need to do is to be able to take the selected child in the father panel and place that value into the data model.
Why? because the final part of this form guide is to populate a pdf form that is really a legal petition to the court. The child(ren) names form the Children Info panel are listed at the beginning of the petition. Then the selected child in the father panel is displayed in the father section.
So what I am looking to do is to populate that selected child in the father panel to a property in the data model.
However, based on the lca you sent it does not seem that when I add a Data Object to the Data Model in the Guide Builder that I am not able to push that data back into the original Data Model. I thought that using a Binding might work but I have struck out so far.
Clear as mud? Any help you or anyone else can provide would be wonderful.
Thanks a ton!
Rick Kuhlmann

Populating a Drop Down List

I'm new to using Flash Builder 4, so we'll get that out of the way immediately!
My project uses a local database to retrieve and store information. I've successfully created the database & can query it. The problem I have is taking the results of that query and populating a simple dropdown list control. All of the examples and tutorials I've seen, watched and read use either 1) local XML files for sample data or 2) a web data service to return items. I've gone through those tutorials and trying to accomplish what I want is a piece of cake. The "Data/Services" has no such 'connector' for local databases, so those 'techniques' don't apply...
I've tried numerous different solutions I've found and the result is I get all sorts of errors. This is just my latest attempt and it throws an "Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.events::SQLEvent@437fe49 to mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent" at me. I've tried to search for the different error numbers I get and frankly, the explainations and solutions seem totally out of whack. I've tried to incorporate them with no success.
Using Flash Builder 4, it inserts the Spark components. Lots of errors complain because I don't have an "mx:" component. Changing "s:DropDownList" to "mx:DropDownList" per examples then starts throwing it's own set of unique errors in the process.
I have had code where it doesn't throw any errors, but the dropdown list just shows [object Object] for each item returned by the query. This code throws the error I quote above:
private var getFacNum:SQLStatement = new SQLStatement();
[Bindable]
private var ddFacNum:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
private function populateFacilityNumber():void
getFacNum.sqlConnection = connection;
getFacNum.text = "SELECT id_facility, facilityNumber FROM facility ORDER BY facilityNumber";
getFacNum.addEventListener(SQLEvent.RESULT,ongetFacNum);
getFacNum.execute();
connectionStatus.text = "Executed Query";
// just show me a prompt that indicates I've gotten at least this far...
private function ongetFacNum(e:ResultEvent):void
ddFacNum = getFacNum.getResult().data as ArrayCollection;
<s:DropDownList includeIn="NewInspection"
dataProvider="{ddFacNum}"
fontFamily="Arial" fontSize="16"
id="ddFacilityNumber"
prompt="Select facility number...">
</s:DropDownList>
I'm coming from a .NET developing environment and it seems that these two types of systems are vastly different. Any and all assistance, links, pointers, whatever, would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/flex_net.html
I haven't used .NET for data access as yet but these 2 links should give you a start.
If you were talking Coldfusion or PHP, I might be able to help but fortunately I haven't been forced to used .NET for a few years. ;o)

Populating a drop down list of users using JSON from a REST call

Hi guys,
First post, have just started the mammoth project of turning us paperless.
My first task has been to create a header template - this header to be used on any form we use. I got this done almost without issue, it seems the only complication is to attach the username to the document.
Initially I tried to do this with a text field. I set this up with a calculation script to set this.rawValue = identity.username (also tried identity.name), however further reading taught me that that requires priviledged context (haven't figured out what that is or how to get it yet, but it seems like a 'no' for this method).
My next step has been to attempt to let the user pick their username from a list. "Easy!" I thought, "I just set up a webscript last week to return a configurable list of user details. My web script (it runs off of Alfresco CMS, for the record) is accessed from an URL like https://docs.ourcompany.com:8443/alfresco/service/ourcompany/users?useGroup=[a user group]&filter=[a filter string] and returns JSON like this:
    "users" :
"name" : "Chris O'Kelly", "userName" : "ChrisO"
"filter" : "all",
"error" : 0
In the layout:ready script section for my dropdown I have used the following js
function createRequest() {
var result = null;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    // FireFox, Safari, IE>6
    result = new XMLHttpRequest();
    if (typeof xmlhttp.overrideMimeType != 'undefined') {
      result.overrideMimeType('application/json');
else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
    // IE <7
    alert("No available type");
    result = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
else {
    alert("No available type");
    return;
return result;
var req = createRequest();
req.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (req.readyState != 4) return;
if (req.status != 200) {
    alert("REST call failed");
    return;
// Request successful, read the response
var resp = req.responseText;
this.addItem(resp.users.name, resp.users.userName);
req.open("GET", "https://docs.ourcompany.com:8443/alfresco/service/ourcompany/users?useGroup=GROUP_EveryUser&filter=status", true);
req.send();
But when I preview the form I get nothing, no errors, no alerts, no filling of the dropdown. I've read a few conflicting forum posts on whether or not xmlHttpRequest works within liveCycle forms, so I suppose the guts of my question boils down to- does it?

Hi!
In the DropDownList set the labelField property to the name of the object property you want to appear.
Ex:
<s:DropDownList labelField="facilityNumber"
                includeIn="NewInspection"
                dataProvider="{ddFacNum}"
                fontFamily="Arial" fontSize="16"
                id="ddFacilityNumber"
                prompt="Select facility number..."/>

Populate drop-down list from multiple text fields.

Just to begin, I am brand new to this application and brand new to coding in general. Anyways, this is what I am trying to accomplish. I need to populate a drop-down list from multiple text fields. I am able to populate one item using this in the calculate event:
TextField1.rawValue
After I type text in TextField1 and hit enter, it displays the text in the drop-down list. I need to do this but with more than just one text field to populate more options for the drop-down list. I will also need to do something similar with populating a drop-down list from selections made in multiple other drop-down lists.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Thank you for your suggestion Geo Kaiser. With that, I was able to populate my drop-down lists, but now when I select an option from the drop-down list, the selection dissapears. The selection will appear briefly in the box but then dissapears although my drop-down list options remain there. Here is the code I am using for my text field to drop-down list:
DropDownList1.clearItems()
DropDownList1.addItem(TextField1)
DropDownList1.addItem(TextField2)
And here is my code for my drop-down list to populate another drop-down list:
DropDownList3.clearItems()
DropDownList3.addItem(DropDownList1)
DropDownList3.additem(DropDownList2)
Thanks again for your help. By the way, I am using Adobe Designer 7.0.

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