Roger,<br><br>Have you tried using a node reference CCK field for question 1. Why do you need to use a view to create select list options?<br><br clear="all">Ryan LeTulle<br><br><a href="http://www.bayousoft.com" target="_blank">bayousoft.com</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Roger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arelem@bigpond.com">arelem@bigpond.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Thanks Steve, I have no PHP knowledge or skills, wouldn't know how or<br>
where to start.<br>
Thanks anyway<br>
Roger<br>
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On 09/21/2010 03:16 PM, <a href="mailto:support-request@drupal.org">support-request@drupal.org</a> wrote:<br>
> If you notice under the "Allowed values list" area there is a PHP code text area (collapsed by default). In there you can put PHP code that dynamically generates your list of options for the list. Your code just needs to return a keyed array of the options for the list.<br>
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> Steve<br>
><br>
> On Sep 20, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Roger wrote:<br>
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>> > I have a number of content types which apparently cannot be concatenated<br>
>> > because I can't create appropriate Select Lists from any field in a<br>
>> > content Type.<br>
>> > One such contains names and contact details.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I find that drupal seems to be limited to creating select lists from<br>
>> > only the Title field of a content type which means no Select List on<br>
>> > first name or Last name, city or post code.<br>
>> > This seems to be a severe limitation in setting up an input form content<br>
>> > type.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Q1.<br>
>> > When creating a new content type, is there a way to create a select list<br>
>> > drop down from any or every field in a content type with out hard coding<br>
>> > the "Allowed Values"?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Q2. Can a view be used to create Select List drop down fields for a new<br>
>> > content type?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Who should be contacted with suggestion for Drupal UI improvement.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > thanks in advance<br>
>> > Roger<br>
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