At 12:48 AM 11-06-02 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi all.
>
>How do you use a lookupcombo component to update a database field. I
>can get the lookup list part to work but there doesn't seem to be
>anywhere to specify the data source and the field to be updated.
>I had assumed that the TIB_LookupCombo box would work in the same way
>as a TDBLookupCombo box but obviously this isn't the case.

No, native IBO controls are driven by the datasets, not the other way
around as in the VCL.

The properties you want to look at are KeySource and "paired" KeyLinks (on
the lookup dataset). Grab the TI sheet "Working with IBO Data-Aware
Controls" from the TechInfo page for a walk-through.


regards,
Helen Borrie (TeamIBO Support)

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