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Hi,

When I click on a button I would like for it to go to a screen if the selected text in a dropdown menu matches a certain word.

For example, the code for the button states:

If(Dropdown1.SelectedText = "Test Phrase", Navigate("go to this screen", ScreenTransition.Fade))

However, the "=" sign of my code is always in red. Does anyone have an idea what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

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mdevaney 29,993 Moderator on at

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Two questions for you:
1. Can you please send a screenshot of the full error message caused by the red text?
2. What property are you putting the code in?
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Hi,

The error message states I have an invalid argument type.

I am putting the code in the button property. A snapshot of the problem is attached.

Thanks for your response!
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I have a good idea of what the issue is here but I still need more info.

Could you please show me the full error message? There is a doctors stethoscope with a red dot in the top right menu. It will show the full error.

Also, can you please show me the code in the Items property of the Dropdown?

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Hi, Thanks again for your assistance. The attached file should satisfy your requests. Please let me know if there is more you need to illustrated the problem.

error message.docx
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Instead of this code
Dropdown1.SelectedText = "Test Phrase"

Can you please try this code?
Dropdown1.Selected.Value = "Test Phrase"

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Hi,

I still receive the same error unfortunately. I originally tried to use SelectedValue, but realized it was not automatically populating in the fx line, but SelectedText was appearing, thus I thought SelectedValue may have been a legacy function that is no longer in use.
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What type of field is Documentation Type in SharePoint: single line text, Choices, or something else?
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Hi,

I am not sure I follow. It was a table from excel. I also tried it again by manually coding each item in the items code line/fx line in the dropdown menu instead of using the table. I still get the same error.
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Is the datasource for this app an Excel workbook on OneDrive?
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Hi Yes.