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Signe - 01 Sep 2004 23:52 GMT
I am creating forms for a police department and have a
question.  I am creating the forms with tables and using
form fields.  I am wondering if it is possible to type in
one field and have another field automatically fill in
with text corresponding to what I typed in the first
field.  For example- I type in an activity code in the
activity code field and I want the State statute that
corresponds with that activity code to automatically be
put in the state statute field.  Is this possible?
Jean-Guy Marcil - 02 Sep 2004 03:04 GMT
Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Signe > ?crivait :
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|| I am creating forms for a police department and have a
|| question.  I am creating the forms with tables and using
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|| corresponds with that activity code to automatically be
|| put in the state statute field.  Is this possible?

Use {REF} fields where you want the repeated text.

E.g: On page one, you have a text field  named "Text1" (right click the
field, click properties, and see/change the name where it says Bookmark,
bottom right corner).
everywhere else you want Text1 to appear do:
CTRL-F9;
A pair of { } will appear;
Type REF Text1 between the curly braces;
Create all the REF fields you want;
In the field where the text originates, make sure to check the "calculate on
exit" checkbox so that all REF fields will be updated automatically when
leaving the text fields;
Finally, do ALT-F9 twice to turn the REF fields into their values (They will
seem to disappear the first time as they will be linked to empty fields);
Lock the form;
Type some text in Text1;
See all the REF Text1 field update when you tab out of Text1.

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Graham Mayor - 02 Sep 2004 07:46 GMT
You can use the technique or a variation of it to insert the texts based on
the codes shown at http://www.gmayor.com/SelectFile.htm

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> I am creating forms for a police department and have a
> question.  I am creating the forms with tables and using
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> corresponds with that activity code to automatically be
> put in the state statute field.  Is this possible?
 
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