Saturday, June 05, 2004
Using Foxfire! 8.0's Automatic Combo Filters
Foxfire! 6.0 let you define your own filter controls but Foxfire! 8.0 makes it even easier.
In the sample database, Cars Color uses a drop-down while Cars Make is purely free-form text. Here's how to make it use a drop-down like Cars Color.
1. In the Request Manager, click the Dictionary button and go to the Cars Make data item.
2. Click the Filter button.
3. If the checkbox beside "Value must be in Cars" is selected, clear it.
4. Check the box marked Value Must Be In Cars. Notice how the Control Class and Adder Subclass fields fill in. This is now the automatic handler for Combo drop-downs.
5. Click Save and try running a report that uses Cars Make as an ask-at-runtime filter.
The Cars Make filter field is NOW a drop-down!
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