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Hello, CF6 guru!
I've got the following question - what would be the BEST PRACTICE to create a form where multiple text fields are filled in from DB based on ONE DROPDOWN WALUE?
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For ONE text field I have done following:
1. Create an Event in dropdown =

on  Change>reload>text_field;

2. Create text_field with

 Reload event > load_text_field;

3. Create load_text_field page with
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1) read data

2) PHP value fill in script

3) custom code {view:text_field}

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The QUESTION IS -
should I do all of actions written above for EACH field SEPARATELY, or ....
somehow join everything for all the fields?
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WHAT IS THE BEST PRACTICE? what is working, what is not?
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Thanks!
Elita

Hi Elita,
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I would probably look at making this a multi-page form with the selector on one page and the data found and filled after the first page submits and the second one loads.
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Bob

If you absolutely must reload multiple fields, put them all in a Container Area and reload the container instead of the individual fields.

Great, healyhatman, works like charm!

Thanks, Bob, that was my second choice, however i like healyhatman's solution. The question is - why you both are skeptical about the dynamic reload? Can it cause any problems?