I must really be missing something because all that does is bring up an 
edit field. There is no link to the table at all.

On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 4:42:52 PM UTC-6, kevinpfromnm wrote:
>
> The parameter is field-name-view: not -tag.  I usually put in some plain 
> text before adding a tag just to make sure I got the parameter right.
>
> On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 4:31:51 PM UTC-6, jhstephenson wrote:
>>
>> I  think I must be missing something on how name-one works.
>>
>> Below is what I have from my application.dryml for my product form:
>>
>>
>> <extend tag="form" for="Product">
>>     <old-form merge>
>>         <field-list: fields="category, customer, department, vendor, 
>> name, serial_number, date_ordered, date_received, date_invoiced,
>>         vendor_invoice, scc_invoice, quantity, dollar_amount, 
>> warranty_years, warranty_days, item, comments">
>>             
>>             <name-label:>Part Description</name-label:>
>>             
>>             <category-tag:><name-one/></category-tag:>
>>             <customer-tag:><name-one/></customer-tag:>
>>             <vendor-tag:><name-one/></vendor-tag:>
>>             
>>         </field-list:>
>>     </old-form>
>> </extend>
>>
>> When I run it, I don't get anything different. I must have missed 
>> something on how to use name-one.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:48:51 PM UTC-6, kevinpfromnm wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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