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Can I populate a dropdown from a table

JeffP 01 Sep, 2012
I need to populate a drop down from data in a table. It's a simple list of options, but it does change. This list is on quite a number of forms so it would be better to have a table than to have to manually change the list on each form everytime there is a change.

Everything I have read seems to suggest that I have to change my forms to Custom code and edit the HTML & PHP code to do this. I tend to use the advanced wizard to build forms so changing to custom code makes things a lot more difficult.

Is there any way to do this without changing to Custom code?
Max_admin 03 Sep, 2012
Hi Jeff,

Did you check the "Dynamic Data" tab in your dropdown settings configuration ?

Regards,
Max
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JeffP 03 Sep, 2012
Thanks Max.
Why I insisted on making something so simple, so difficult, I don't know. It was easy once I got the head into the right gear.😶
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