Thanks Ben, if all else fails your idea should work - I could create the temp table in the EEP and then use that in the pop-up from the field.
I wonder if I can create the temp table on entry into the field with an EEP and then get the menu to pop-up from it. That way the table would only get created if needed. Think I'll try that anyhow, it might be useful in all sorts of places if it works... Thanks & regards, Alastair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: Re: Forms: Pop-Up menu - Where clause variable > Alastair, > > Form a past experience I don't believe you can do it just as you > have it. But in reading this post it occurred to me that maybe you > could do it by having your pop-up refer to a temp table or view that > could construct just before using the form... > > Create temp view YourView (PopVals) + > as sel 'A' from dummy whe limit = 1 union + > sel 'B' from dummy whe limit = 1 union + > sel 'C' from dummy whe limit = 1 > > then: > WHERE Name_Type IN (sel popVal from yourView) ORDER BY > Full_Name > > and if you needed it to be more dynamic: > > Set v a = 'A', b='B',c='C' > > Create temp view YourView (PopVals) + > as sel (.a) from dummy whe limit = 1 union + > sel (.b) from dummy whe limit = 1 union + > sel (.c) from dummy whe limit = 1 > > a,b and c can then show in the popup as whatever values you set > the vars to. > > Ben Petersen > > > > On 1 Jul 2002, at 21:50, Alastair Burr wrote: > > > Thanks, Mike, but that doesn't solve it. I get a "No rows exist or satisfy > > the specified clause" message but the choose works at the R:> as expected > > (with or without the extra quotes). > > > > It is as if the form pop-up menu box can only accept column names or text > > and cannot evaluate a dotted or ampersand variable: > > > > WHERE Name_Type IN (A,B,C) ORDER BY Full_Name works but > > WHERE Name_Type IN (.vLookUp) ORDER BY Full_Name does not work - with > > whatever variations that I've tried for the variable. > > > > Albert, I can't figure out how to get your example into the where clause in > > the box on the form but thanks anyway. Again, I think that this particular > > box just cannot evaluate a variable... > > > > Dennis, your idea would work for me if I used an EEP to pop-up the choices > > but I would still be stuck getting the variable into the where clause box on > > the pop-up menu box for the field on the form. > > > > It looks as if I'll have to pop the menu up from the EEP which is easy > > enough but, in this case, means quite a big change to the form which I was > > trying to avoid. It's the change that probably breaks the camel's back and > > means I really ought to re-construct the form from first principles to > > consolidate various changes and I was just feeling put off by the thought of > > the work involved. > > > > Thanks, everyone, > > Regards, > > Alastair. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:31 PM > > Subject: Re: Forms: Pop-Up menu - Where clause variable > > > > > > > How about single quotes surrounding each of the IN LIST parts? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "R:Base ListServer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 12:08 PM > > > Subject: Forms: Pop-Up menu - Where clause variable > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to get a pop-up menu to work in a form using this syntax in > > the > > > > "where clause" box: > > > > > > > > WHERE Name_Type IN (.vLookUp) ORDER BY Full_Name > > > > > > > > The value of vLookUp is defined as text and has a value of: "(A,B,C)" - > > > the > > > > bit between the double quotes. > > > > > > > > I've tried a number of variations such as "&vLookUp" both with and > > without > > > > the brackets. > > > > I've also tried putting the IN in the variable: "IN (A,B,C)" and > > removing > > > it > > > > from the where clause. > > > > > > > > Nothing I've tried seems to work. Is there some limitation on variables > > in > > > > the where clause here? R:Base gives me various error messages depending > > on > > > > the syntax but the real problem seems to be that it can't evaluate the > > > > variable. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions, > > > > Regards, > > > > Alastair. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > A D B Burr, > > > > St. Albans, UK. > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > > > ================================================ > > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > > > ================================================ > > > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > > ================================================ > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > > ================================================ > > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
