[ic] Adding Null to Select Box using mv_metadata?

Curt Hauge interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Mon Nov 18 17:15:01 2002


David Kelly wrote

> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 8:31 pm, Rene Hertell wrote:
> > > I have a page that is using the table-editor tag to
> edit a number
> > > of fields in
> > > the database.   One of the fields is using a Select Box to
> > > display a list of
> > > options that have been extracted from another table in the
> > > database (using
> > > mv_metadata).  I need to add a NULL value to the select
> box so that on
> > > occasion the user can select a NULL value from the
> dropdown.  Has
> > > anyone ever
> > > done this before? and if so could they point me to some
> docs, old mailing
> > > list/forum posts or anything else that might help me
> get this going?
> >
> > I think that the nullselect filter is what you are looking for...
>
> Yeah I was thinking that too ... but I gave it a try and no joy?
> Any other ideas?

Did you try using Combo select, like it is used in the 'Items' area of
Admin? Did you enter 'nullselect' to 'Filter(s)' (without the'')?

Perhaps this will give you an idea?

Good luck!

Curt Hauge

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