[ic] Adding Null to Select Box using mv_metadata?

paul jordan interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Mon Nov 18 17:39:01 2002


> I am wanting to allow the user to select some data from a 
> drop-down box for 
> the field.  But, occasionally the user doesn't want any data 
> to be added to 
> the field.  Unfortnately by default the drop down has the 
> first record in the 
> drop down selected and so the first value in the drop down is 
> entered is in 
> the field.   So the user is left with no way of adding NULL 
> to the field.  
> 
> So essentailly my question is this.  Is there anyway to add a 
> NULL (or even an 
> empty string ("")) value to the drop down list (and have it 
> so that this is 
> selected by default) using table-editor and mv_metadata in 4.8.6?
> 
> Cheerio
> -- 
> David Kelly (Sv0rd)


Hi David

What about using a select wiget and going:

=I want nothing
1=I want one
2=I want two

Or do I misunderstand the question?

Paul