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When I am adding new PO's to my program I'd like to have a Dropdown that allows me to start typing and if the vendor is located in a database called vendors then it will retrieve that record and populate both the edit field as well as the other vendor items in the form. If their is no vendor in the database, I'd like an add item to display in the dropdown and when I click it be given the option to add a vendor to the vendor database. I have NO idea where to start. Anyone done such a thing?
@astrontelstar
What role does the dropdown provide? You mention typing in a vendor, but nothing about selecting a vendor. Is that what you are intending?
It sounds like you need a gallery with a filter rather than a drop down.
@Matt_Hopkinson
Yes...or any control that has an Items property and a way to select.
The Combobox is the better choice in this case because it does provide the ability to type/search and also select...
But, not sure what @astrontelstar is looking for.
Maybe this picture will help. See the areas where I have to always fill in the client and the vendor? I'd like to be able to pull down and select the data (so it's consistent) and populate the data on the bottom or add a new vendor (or a new client) . Does this help?
This does not look like it is a form, it looks like you put the controls together in a freeform layout. If it was a form, you could just change the Control type of the Vendor and it would provide you the combobox and connection you need.
If it is all freeform, then you would want to replace your textinput for the Vendor to be a combobox. IN that you will set the Items to your vendor list. Then the controls below that you want the value to carry to, you will just reference the Selected item of your combobox.
Example: for the VendorContactEmailForOrder, you would set the Default of that to: yourNewCombobox.Selected.VendorContactEmailForOrder
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