Hello Janie,
You should put the rule on dropdown and not on the text box. It works

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> I have a text box that I would like to populate based on a selection chosen
> from a drop-down list. If user chooses "Dallas" from a drop-down list box, I
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> However, when I preview the form and choose Dallas from my drop-down, the
> text box does not populate. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
Greg Collins [InfoPath MVP] - 30 Jun 2006 20:51 GMT
Kalyan is correct - rules occur when a field value changes. Since it was the drop-down and not the text box field that changed, rules would fire from the drop-down.

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