SID-01333: Select formfield comma separator problems

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I am using the "select" formfield for many forms. Most of the times i am receiving the content from tables of other topics.

I want to use content for the select field, which also could hold special characters.

e.g.

The select field is able to retrieve the correct formatted data:

Dust Storm (Dalhart, Texas) 2007

It is possible to select it and to save the topic with the data. It is also displayed correctly when i read the field in the topic content area with include(...).

When I edit the topic again, the select field jumps back to a default parameter (the first one in the table) !!

This is not very good, because

• I want to use freely input text for the selection
• It's not possible to edit all the select fields again and again.

-- WernerPoetzelberger - 2011-11-18

Discussion and Answer

I don't see any way around this because by spec, commas separate select items. Possibly use semicolons instead of colons in your text?

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-11-19

Ok. Thank you.

-- WernerPoetzelberger - 2011-11-21

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