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Please help. I'm confused and can't find a good guide for using CC6. I have a CC6 connection with a read_placetitle function populating a radio group field inside of a CC6 form which works nicely. Using debug I can see that it creates an array [read_placetitle] with the key/value pairs used to populated the radio group. What I can't figure out is how to display the value selected in a text or textarea field so that it can be edited/saved in a db. What syntax do I need to use to get the contents of the [read_placetitle] array to display within a text field? The read_placetitle function has a model name of Placetitle and is set to retrieve these fields (Placetitle.address, Placetitle.title, Placetitle.id). I've tried (as the value for the text field), Placetitle.address, {val:Placetitle.address}, {var:read_placetitle.Placetitle.address}, Data:[address], Data:[read_placetitle] and {var:read_placetitle,Placetitle[address]} but none of these work. What is the proper syntax to use for the value of a text field? It would also be nice to know when/how to use Data: vs Var: with a period vs with []. Thank you for any help/insight you can provide.

Hi CSDweb,

If the value is in array format then you can not use it in a text field, you need a single string for the text field.

You use {data:xyz} to get request data, for url parameters or posted form fields values for example, and {var:abc} to get data returned by functions and views.

You want to display the value selected in the radio after the form has been first saved ? if yes then you need read the record data and select "first matching" then use something "like" this:
{var:read_data_name.model.field_name}
in the value field of your field view.

Best regards

Thank you. This is very useful. I would encourage you to include more information like this in your FAQs for newbies like me. CC6 appears to be a great product, but it's been a very frustrating experience trying to build an application. The demos/FAQs help, but more detail (e.g. a listing) about the commands/syntax to use would be very useful. For example, last evening I came across the use of 'replace/self' in relation to the AJAX Dynamic result of a view but I've not been able to find out when/why it's used or if there are also other options available. I've also seen some references to using the slash (/) with empty but I've not found any instructions on the rules for using it.

You want to display the value selected in the radio after the form has been first saved ? if yes then you need read the record data and select "first matching" then use something "like" this: {var:read_data_name.model.field_name}

What if, as I do you want to dynamically display (in a textfield) the key/value selected in a dropdown when it's changed, but hasn't been saved? I have a dropdown populated with a key/value pair (title/address) with the title selectable. I also have a text box in the same CC6 form where I would like to display the 'address' currently selected via the drowdown, and have it change whenever the dropdown selection is changed. I then want to save the currently selected dropdown selection and the textbox contents.

Hi CSDweb,

Regarding the dropdown, I have posted in the other topic, live updates will need a custom function, because there is no field event to handle this now.

Regarding the documentation, I will try to prepare more soon.

Best regards and happy new year!