You're not going to get something like that out of the box.  Something like 
a lightbox or other modal dialog to hold the table.  The table will need to 
be ajax updated based on filters.  Then you'll need a custom javascript to 
pass the selection back to the form.

Otherwise you'd need to store/pass along the form information for a 
standard page load somehow, then repopulate the form when you get back.

Seriously though, give the name-one a try.  It's probably 80-90% towards 
what you're after functionality wise.

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:17:31 PM UTC-6, jhstephenson wrote:
>
> What I am looking for is something like this:
>
> I have am creating a new part purchased for a customer. It has the 
> following fields:
>
> Name (part description): 
> Date:
> Customer:
> Quantity:
> etc....
>
> When I get to the customer field, right now it is a drop down box listing 
> all of my customers (or at least as many as are allowed to be displayed). I 
> actually have over 200 possible customers to chose from, which I believe is 
> too many for a drop down box, even if it was allowed.
>
> I am not sure if this can be accomplished by what you are describing or 
> not.
>
> What I would like is the following:
>
> Name (part description): 
> Date:
> Customer: _______________ |Select| (Button or Link)
> Quantity:
> etc....
>
> When the Select button is clicked I want to bring up a Table view with the 
> folllowing on it:
>
> Search ____________________________
>
> Customer                     Address                       Contact
>
> ABC Customer              Any Address                 Some Contact     
> |Select| (Button or Link)
> .                                                                             
>                    
> |Select| (Button or Link)
> .                                                                             
>                    
> |Select| (Button or Link)
> .                                                                             
>                    
> |Select| (Button or Link)
> XYZ Customer               Their Address               Their Contact       
> |Select| (Button or Link)
>
> When selected it would return the Customer ID just like it had been chosen 
> from a Drop down list.
>
> I am not sure if that is what you are describing or not.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Jim
>
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:45:06 PM UTC-6, kevinpfromnm wrote:
>>
>> You're talking about a form input that instead of a plain select, you can 
>> filter by name.  You're probably looking for the <name-one /> tag.  You'll 
>> need to setup an autocompleter to go along with it.
>>
>> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:22:30 AM UTC-6, jhstephenson wrote:
>>>
>>> In another development tool I use, when I have a selection list that 
>>> exceeds 20 or 30 items I usually create a button on the data entry form 
>>> that takes me to a screen similar in form to Hobo's Index page. From there 
>>> I can search for the record I am looking for and then click a button or 
>>> link to select the record I want. The ID of the selected record is returned 
>>> to the calling form and the link to the child is established.
>>>
>>> It looks to me like that should be possible with something like a 
>>> Table-Plus based form, but I have no clue how to set that up. 
>>>
>>> Can someone point me to an example of how something like this might be 
>>> done?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
>>>
>>

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