Subject Re: [IBO] Lookup List
Author Luiz
An Idea:

You can do it dropping a tib_combobox or an equivalent from Geoff Enh Comp
and on event OnDropDown(If I remember now) fill your values using a
tib_cursor.

I had done it with time fields in an app of appointments.

Luiz.


----- Original Message -----
From: <lester@...>
To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:02 AM
Subject: Re: [IBO] Lookup List


> Had to give up and go to bed <g>
>
> > > What component should I be using to drop onto the IB_Grid
> > > into which to put a simple list of PARTNO values?
> >
> > What does LookupCombo do if you setup the lookup dataset to sort by
> > PartNo (and set LookupCombo with a DisplayField of PartNo)??
>
> Clear head, and try again.
>
> This is just a matter of my understabnding lookup. I have
> had the lookup working with PARTLIST joined to ORDER_ITEM so
> that DESCRIPTION from PARTLIST is is displayed linked to
> PARTNO. But in the final setup, I don't want the join at
> all, just the list of PARTNO to select the insert into the
> PARTNO field of ORDER_ITEM.
>
> I was 'playing' with all sorts of bits yesterday, so I can't
> see the wood fro the trees, and can't see an example of the
> 'simple' look-up.
>
> So the question is probably - how do I set up a simple list,
> or do I have to have the join?