Posted: 04/11/2005 1:36:51 PM

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Hi, looking for help for customizing my "suggest link" form. I would like to have one of the fields on the form to have a multiple select menu.

When a user suggest a link I would like to allow users to submit links to more than one category without having to fill out multiple forms. I edited the front-end template and added and enclosed the custom field inportal tags within a select tag.


<tr>
<td class="field-name"><inp:m_form_prompt _Form="l_addlink" _Field="product_category" _langtext="lu_prompt_productcat" _Template="misc/form_prompt.tpl" _ErrorTemplate="misc/form_prompt_error.tpl" /></td>
<td class="field-content-input">
<select name="products" size="12" multiple id="select1" tabindex="10" style="width:235px;">
<option selected>Select All That Apply...</option>
<option value="Learning Content Management Systems">Learning Content Management Systems</option>
<option value="Learning Management Systems">Learning Management Systems</option>
<option value="Other (Not Listed Here)">Other (Not Listed Here)</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>


What do I need to edit on the back end to show mutiple selections? Is there any way to change the input type of "drop down field" to a multiple select in the administrative UI?

I tried searching this forum, but there aren't any examples and couldn't find anything useful under the faq. Thanks in advance.



[Edited By JHaag75 on 04/18/05 11:19:43 PM]

Posted: 04/17/2005 8:23:53 PM

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Dmitry wrote:

04/13/2005 12:03:09 PM

JHaag75 wrote: 04/11/2005 1:36:51 PM Hi, looking for help for customizing my "suggest link" form. I would like to have one of the fields on the form to have a multiple select menu. When a user suggest a link I would like to allow users to submit links to more than one category without having to fill out multiple forms. I edited the front-end template and added and enclosed the custom field inportal tags within a select tag. <tr> <td class="field-name"><inp:m_form_prompt _Form="l_addlink" _Field="product_category" _langtext="lu_prompt_productcat" _Template="misc/form_prompt.tpl" _ErrorTemplate="misc/form_prompt_error.tpl" /></td> <td class="field-content-input"> <select name="products" size="12" multiple id="select1" tabindex="10" style="width:235px;"> <option selected>Select All That Apply...</option> <option value="Learning Content Management Systems">Learning Content Management Systems</option> <option value="Learning Management Systems">Learning Management Systems</option> <option value="Other (Not Listed Here)">Other (Not Listed Here)</option> </select> </td> </tr> What do I need to edit on the back end to show mutiple selections? Is there any way to change the input type of "drop down field" to a multiple select in the administrative UI? I tried searching this forum, but there aren't any examples and couldn't find anything useful under the faq. Thanks in advance. [Edited By JHaag75 on 04/18/05 11:19:43 PM] Hello, This feature has been added in new shortly coming release. Thanks.

Thanks Dimitry. When is the new version release date? What is the late version released?

Posted: 04/18/2005 11:17:11 PM

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Thanks Dimitry. I went through the upgrade process with no problems. However, the multiple form field selections still display as a drop down in the in-portal administration for the link submitted. Which input type should I choose for my custom field inside of the in-link module in order for it to display each option value selected? I previously had "drop down field" selected, but I don't see anything for a multiple select option.

Posted: 04/19/2005 2:41:55 PM

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Dmitry wrote:

04/19/2005 9:42:29 AM

JHaag75 wrote: 04/18/2005 11:17:11 PM Thanks Dimitry. I went through the upgrade process with no problems. However, the multiple form field selections still display as a drop down in the in-portal administration for the link submitted. Which input type should I choose for my custom field inside of the in-link module in order for it to display each option value selected? I previously had "drop down field" selected, but I don't see anything for a multiple select option. Hello, I believe this can be implemented with checkboxes. Custom field setup screen has option for a radio button which can be easily used as a checkbox on the Front End. I'll post some examples during this week. Thanks.

Thanks Dimitry. I took your advice and used checkboxes instead of a multiple select form.

[Edited By JHaag75 on 04/20/05 11:28:40 PM]