(Using FileMaker Pro Avdanced 8.5v2)
I am working on a database that will act as a Purchase Order system. It has two tables:
1. Accounts
2. Purchases
"Accounts" contains two fields with many records inside:
ACCT # ACCT DESCRIPTION
08-0001 Groceries
08-0002 Cleaning Supply
08-0003 Misc.
"Purchases" has a lot of fields (Vendor name, address, price, item#, etc.) and one is called "Product Acct". That field is related to the ACCT# field in the "Accounts" table. I then have a Value List from the "ACCT#" field. This has allowed me to have a Form Drop-down list that supplies "Product Acct" with the value chosen from the value list. So the form drop-down currently lists:
08-0001
08-0002
08-0003
My task is to modify this Drop-down so that the drop-down looks like so:
(08-0001) Groceries
(08-0002) Cleaning Supply
(08-0003) Misc.
When a user selects one from the drop, the field on the form should enter the account number ONLY. So basically this is to make for a more descriptive drop-down for the sake of the user.
I can't figure out how to accomplish this and would appreciate any assistance please.
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by: psfolliesPosted on 2009-07-29 at 17:44:02ID: 24975887
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