I have a form that has button to go to a dialog box. This box has a field where when you change this field and close the box it changes a field inside the proceeding form. You can then save the document. This works if the field on the form is editable; however, I need the form to be computed for display. Is there a way to display this field with this option and still be able to change it?
Subject: Computed Field
But if you had that value being a computed for display, it would never have any value. So where would that information from the dialog box go to? If you want to retain that field, you need to make it computed, or editable. This can be a hidden field or visable.
Subject: Greg’s correct -
My previous post said you could leave your field computed-for-display. That was wrong - unless, as Greg said, you take the value and actually save it somewhere else.
Subject: Computed Field
Yes, just set the formula of the computed-for-display field to be the name of the field, and make sure you have Automatically Refresh Fields checked in the Form properties. Then, on your dialog form you’ll have an editable field with the same name, and when you OK out of the dialog, the open form will update with the text that was entered in the dialog.
Subject: Fixed
I made another field and set it as computed for display. I made the button on the dialog box send it to the actual data field and the computed field and hid the actual field, this way the user will see the correct field and the data will still go to the other field. Thanks for both of your ideas.