Edit database page and drop down lists

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mfrey

I was having a heck of time getting my webpages to "update" or edit the
database entries. After receiving the following response:


Save yourself a lot of frustration.
Start over and create a new database with the wizard and have the wizard
automatically
create the results page, submission page and editor page.
Make sure you click the radio buttons for all 3 when prompted
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Steve Easton

I did just that, but I have one issue. In the database editor, if I select
a record and hit EDIT, it populates all of my text fields, but the drop down
boxes do not reflect the data in the database and do not even have the drop
down options, for example, in the field State, instead of showing me what's
in the database for the record or showing me the 50 states, it just says
"Option 1, Option2, etc."

What am I doing wrong???

Thanks!
 
S

Steve Easton

When you were setting up the database, did you remove the default radio
buttons that are created when you first start.??

Also, when you edit a record, all that is going to be returned to the editor
is the actual data that was submitted ( data that was actually selected ) in
your input form.

The dropdowns won't display or be populated in the editor page, unless you
manually edit it.
( if it can even be done )
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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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