Question : Can you provide a selection for editing a record in a Domino view?

Greetings experts,

I have a customer who is requesting that he be able to edit his column information in a Domino view. So no problem I can do that for him using the inviewedit event. I can also provide validation there so he can only enter certain characters. But how about the ability to give him a selection when he clicks on the column. Is that possible?

Thank you - Notes Rookie

Answer : Can you provide a selection for editing a record in a Domino view?

The standard in-view editing feature is limited to text-only entry. You have to use code in the InViewEdit event to make it all work. There is indeed a request-type for a Validation request, so you can check the value entered.

Here's just an idea, I have no idea if it will work or not, but I sure hope it will:
- create the editable column in the view
- create the InViewEdit event code
- make it always set Continue to False (I hope there is no error displayed)
- the action for request-type 1 is to call a DialogBox
- have the dialog-box present a form with a selection-field
- upon OK-return from the DialogBox-call
  - get the selected value
  - update the document
  - refresh the view

Get my drift?