webcat- multiple selection in input field
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texte = I have just downloaded webcat and am trying to convert a Tango/Filemaker database to see what webcat can do. Trouble is, I have a number of mutiple-choice inputs in the form, and I can't work out how to make a new record with multiple choices. I have tried multi-select popup lists and multiple checkboxes. Neither work the way I want.An example is the platform field in the database, which has many possible non-exclusive values: {Mac OS, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.x, Solaris, LINUX, ....}. For multiple values, the platform field should have all values separated by returns (or some other delimiter,
is useful). The entry for WebCatalog should be Mac OS
Windows NT. How do I use a form field(s?) to make a new database entry that has both values in it? How do I allow users to search for muliple vales (eg only products that run on both Mac and UNIX) from a list whose value changes from time to time? I can generate the scrolling lists using WebDNA from a database of allowed values, but just can't input multiple values.I could do something tricky with an applescript and multiple input fields with different names, or I could make fields in the database for each platform, but that is not practical for another field that already has 25 non-exclusive choices, with more being added daily by the users.Any suggestions?Regards Thomas WBThomas Wedderburn-Bisshop Development Manager Woomera Net Solutions
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I have just downloaded webcat and am trying to convert a Tango/Filemaker database to see what webcat can do. Trouble is, I have a number of mutiple-choice inputs in the form, and I can't work out how to make a new record with multiple choices. I have tried multi-select popup lists and multiple checkboxes. Neither work the way I want.An example is the platform field in the database, which has many possible non-exclusive values: {Mac OS, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.x, Solaris, LINUX, ....}. For multiple values, the platform field should have all values separated by returns (or some other delimiter,
is useful). The entry for WebCatalog should be Mac OSWindows NT. How do I use a form field(s?) to make a new database entry that has both values in it? How do I allow users to search for muliple vales (eg only products that run on both Mac and UNIX) from a list whose value changes from time to time? I can generate the scrolling lists using WebDNA from a database of allowed values, but just can't input multiple values.I could do something tricky with an applescript and multiple input fields with different names, or I could make fields in the database for each platform, but that is not practical for another field that already has 25 non-exclusive choices, with more being added daily by the users.Any suggestions?Regards Thomas WBThomas Wedderburn-Bisshop Development Manager Woomera Net Solutions
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