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Custom Field Type: Select One - Dropdown List

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==Field Options==

3. The value '''before''' the equal sign will be stored. The value '''after''' the equal sign is what will be displayed in the combo box, but does not get saved. (This technique is important when translating to other languages. The '''StoreValue''' must be the same in all languages. See [[Custom Field Language Settings|here]] for further information.)

==Referencing the Value==

: '''@''fieldname''@'''

Using @''fieldname''.value@ will display the full HTML of the field; in other words, a dropdown box containing the values of the field will be displayed.

==Notes==

<!--'''Allow Empty'''

Because the values in a Combo Box Custom Field are restricted to the semi-colon delimited list in the '''Values''' field, the '''Allow Empty''' field has a slightly different behaviour than usual. It controls whether or not the record can be saved with the default value (which is the first value listed in the '''Values''' section):

* If '''Allow Empty''' is checked, the record '''can''' be saved with the default value.

* If '''Allow Empty''' is '''not''' checked, the record '''cannot''' be saved with the default value. In this way you can force the user to select a value different from the default value.

* '''Important''': Because the record cannot be saved with the default value, the first item listed in the '''Value''' section should be either a space followed by a semi-colon (if you want the field to start out blank) or an instruction to the user such as ''-----Select One-----''; ''Please choose''; or similar. You do not want an actual value as the first item, since the record can never be saved with the first value if '''Allow Empty''' is deselected.-->

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