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Johan Nilsson - 05 Dec 2005 09:58 GMT

I have what I assume is a newbie problem when I have created a cascading
repeating table from an XML source. I want one value to be displayed and
another registered when choosing that option.

For example, you choose 'Value1' from a dropdown list called
'FirstDropDownList' and based on that choice you your options get populated
in the second dropdown list. In this list I would like to see one value
displayed and another registered. At the moment one of the rows in my xml
document looks something like this:

<FirsDropDownList="Value1" SecondDropDownList="ABC123" />

I can see in InfoPath that you can choose a value and a display name but
when chosen I can only choose SecondDropDownlist for both display and data
value.

How do I rewrite my XML source to be able to choose different values and
displaynames?

Thnks in advance

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S.Y.M. Wong-A-Ton - 05 Dec 2005 13:15 GMT

Your XML must have more than one element and/or attribute in your repeating
nodes to be able to set a value that differs from the display name.

Try the following structure:
<dds>
<dd1 FirstDropDownList="Value1">
<dd2 id="123" SecondDropDownList="ABC123" />
<dd2 id="345" SecondDropDownList="ABC345" />
</dd1>
<dd1 FirstDropDownList="Value2">
<dd2 id="678" SecondDropDownList="ABC678" />
</dd1>
</dds>

Settings for the first dropdown:
Entries: Select "dd1" node
Value and display name are automatically set to @FirstDropDownList since
"dd1" has only 1 attribute (FirstDropDownList).

Settings for the second dropdown:
Entries: Select "dd2" node and filter data on FirstDropdownList = <field in
the main DOM representing first dropdown list on InfoPath form>
Value: Select "id" under "dd2" node
Display name: Select "SecondDropDownList" under "dd2" node

You could also use a structure like the following:
<dds>
<dd1 FirstDropDownList="Value1">
<dd2 id="123"><SecondDropDownList>ABC123</SecondDropDownList></dd2>
<dd2 id="345"><SecondDropDownList>ABC345</SecondDropDownList></dd2>
</dd1>
<dd1 FirstDropDownList="Value2">
<dd2 id="678"><SecondDropDownList>ABC678</SecondDropDownList></dd2>
</dd1>
</dds>

Or one like:
<dds>
<dd1 FirstDropDownList="Value1">
<dd2><id>123</id><SecondDropDownList>ABC123</SecondDropDownList></dd2>
<dd2><id>345</id><SecondDropDownList>ABC345</SecondDropDownList></dd2>
</dd1>
<dd1 FirstDropDownList="Value2">
<dd2><id>678</id><SecondDropDownList>ABC678</SecondDropDownList></dd2>
</dd1>
</dds>

Does this work for you?

Regards,
S.Y.M. Wong-A-Ton

> I have what I assume is a newbie problem when I have created a cascading
> repeating table from an XML source. I want one value to be displayed and
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> Thnks in advance

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Johan Nilsson - 07 Dec 2005 14:46 GMT

Excellent, this was exactly the information I was looking for.

Much appreciated =)

> Your XML must have more than one element and/or attribute in your repeating
> nodes to be able to set a value that differs from the display name.
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> > Thnks in advance

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