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Best practice when creating a combo box with a '''--Select One--''', use store-value=display value syntax with a space as the stored value:
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The best practice when creating a combo box with a '''--Select One--'''is to use store-value=display-value syntax with a space as the stored value:
 
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This ensures that the database won't store the value '''"--Select One--"''' which may cause security issues based on specific security settings.
 
This ensures that the database won't store the value '''"--Select One--"''' which may cause security issues based on specific security settings.

Revision as of 12:29, 14 March 2016

The best practice when creating a combo box with a --Select One--is to use store-value=display-value syntax with a space as the stored value:

 =--Select One--;Option 1;Option 2,Option 3,Option 4

This ensures that the database won't store the value "--Select One--" which may cause security issues based on specific security settings.