[FX.php List] Nagging FX problem

[Bob Patin]

Thanks, it's from another table in the same file... 

You may be right that it's choking on some special (or hidden) characters in one of her value lists... as I mentioned, I did away with the value list and just went at the 9 records... thankfully that's all this page requires.

BP


On Apr 6, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Jonathan Stark wrote:

> A couple thoughts:
> 
> 1) If the data for that value list is coming from a different file, it
> could be that the permissions are not set up to allow web access.
> 2) If the values list is based on a relationship, there might be a
> context disconnect. For example, a global value that needs to be set
> prior to related values appearing.
> 3) Are there any special characters in the value list items that FM or
> FX might be choking on?
> 4) Check for typos (trailing spaces in the vl name perhaps?)
> 
> Best,
> j
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> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Steve Winter <steve at bluecrocodile.co.nz> wrote:
>> Chucking ideas up...
>> What does;
>> echo '<pre>';
>> print_r($vlResult['valueLists']);
>> print_r($vlResult['valueLists']['Team']);
>> echo '</pre>\;
>> Give you...?
>> 
>> OK, I've done value-list-based pulldowns a thousand times... this time it
>> refuses to work:
>> I have the value list on a field on my web layout;
>> I have a list called "Team"; it has a half-dozen values;
>> In my page I have this:
>> AT THE TOP:
>> $vl = new FX($serverIP,$webCompanionPort);
>> $vl->SetDBData('bps_Service.fp7','web');
>> $vl->SetDBPassword($wpw,$un);
>> $vlResult = $vl->FMView();
>> I echoed an errorCode for the above, and got 0; interestingly, a foundcount
>> returns -1... maybe that's normal for value lists, I don't know.
>> 
>> IN THE BODY OF THE PAGE:
>> <select name="technician" class="bodytext">
>>  <?php
>> foreach($vlResult['valueLists']['Team'] as $key=>$value) {
>> ?>
>> <option value="<?php echo $value; ?>"><?php echo $value; ?></option>
>> <?php
>>      }
>> ?>
>>   </select>
>> I've probably done this 50 times, never had any trouble; this is using FMS
>> 10... other data on the page loads just fine, from the same web layout.
>> Help appreciated... my day is getting away from me!
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Bob Patin
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