Thanks Ben for your insight input. I need to get a hold of my reatorid which I don't remember anymore.
--- Ben Combee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:42 2002-12-3 -0800, you wrote: > >I know a list with 200 items is not a good design > but > >I can't think of anything else to use. I probably > will > >end up using two databases to populate the lists at > >runtime to avoid maintenance headache. > > Just draw the list direct from the database. > > >That brings up another question. Is it possible to > >show the text in the list window but hold an id (pk > >from the database) as the key to the entry? So when > I > >match the entry with another database, I can use > the > >id as cross reference to compare instead of text. > > Use a custom draw list -- then, you draw the list > items yoruself from the > database, and you can use whatever fields you want, > since you control > exactly what goes on the screen. The user will pick > an item and you'll get > in index number that you can use for whatever > purpose. > > >Forgive me for this question... I feel so ashamed > to > >ask. I don't seem to be able to find the place to > >change project settings. It's not under Preferences > >nor Project. > > What settings are you wanting to change, and what > toolset are you using? > > -- > Ben Combee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead > Palm OS programming help @ www.palmoswerks.com > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, > or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
