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Andy Jax - 19 Sep 2005 23:22 GMT

How do I place the item selected in a drop-down list into an existing text
field?

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Franck Dauché - 19 Sep 2005 23:39 GMT

Hi Andy,

Your drop-down is linked to a node (f1) in your schema. You need to copy
the value to the node (f2) behind your textbox.
You can do this easily by code behind your form using ofr example C#;
In the OnAfterChange Event of your drop down, just use code such as:
IXMLDOMNode oN1 =
thisXDocument.DOM.selectSingleNode("/my:Folder1/..../my:f1");
IXMLDOMNode oN2 =
thisXDocument.DOM.selectSingleNode("/my:Folder1/..../my:f2");
f2.text = f1.text;

Hope this helps.

Franck Dauché

> How do I place the item selected in a drop-down list into an existing text
> field?

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Andy Jax - 19 Sep 2005 23:48 GMT

Thanks for the quick response Frank. I am extremely new to InfoPath. I have
several objects with the same name (i.e. GuidelineDescription). One is a
drop-down to fill the query text field. The query text field has the same
name. Using your F1 and F2 example, how do I differentiate the two objects
with the same name?

Thanks

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Franck Dauché - 19 Sep 2005 23:54 GMT

Hi Andy,

Even if your fields have the same name, their XPAth from the root are
different (in your schema). That is what the
selectSingleNode("/my:Folder1/..../my:f1") is all about. You need to replace
/my:Folder1/..../my: by the actual full path in your schema. Then both can
be actually named f1...

Franck Dauché

> Thanks for the quick response Frank. I am extremely new to InfoPath. I have
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Andy Jax - 20 Sep 2005 00:01 GMT

Sorry for the less than intelligent questions, but does the folder path
relate to the folder set-up in the Data Source view? Is the were I get my
selectSingleNode path?

Thanks
Andy

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Franck Dauché - 20 Sep 2005 04:37 GMT

Yes, from the Data Source view, you can see the entire hierarchy from the root.

Franck Dauché

> Sorry for the less than intelligent questions, but does the folder path
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Andy Jax - 20 Sep 2005 15:22 GMT

Thanks for your help. I am able to get a drop-down selection populating
another field. I appreciate your time, effort, and patience.

Andy

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