
Chapter 762
Define the List/Menu form field
Now you’ll update the list/menu field adding information which will let a user select the text
name for a region, and update the database with its numeric value. This way a user doen’t have to
check to verify which number matches which name.
1 In the document, click the Region_Id list/menu form field to select it.
The Property inspector updates with information about the object.
2 In the Property inspector, click the List Values button.
The List/Menu dialog box appears.
3 In the List Values dialog box, add Item Labels and Values to match the data in the REGIONS
database table.
4 In Item Label, enter North America, press Tab, and in Value enter 1.
5 Click the plus (+) button to add another entry, then enter South/Central America, press Tab,
then enter 2.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5, until you enter all of the regions as in the dialog box below.
7 Click OK to close the dialog box.
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