Datamax v1.1x user manual Select Value from File

Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

3.3.2.6. Select Value from File

General introduction	As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods, several input
	methods are available for your screen prompts.
	This section discusses the Select Value from File input method and the
	properties you need to set up when you select this input type.

Select Value From File allows the user to select the input from a predefined lookup file (please reference Section 3.4 – Lookup Files).

For Select Value From File the property settings are as follows:

Local File Name	Select the file to be used to lookup the
	desired input. Files are available for
	selection here only once they have
	been added to your label program as
	Lookup Files
Select Record Using Field	Select the field in your file which you
	want to use as your browse or search
	field.
Start Browse With	Indicate from which point in the file
	you want to begin your browse.
Keyboard Input to	Check this checkbox to allow the user
Search Data (F1)	to enter, via an external keyboard, the
	item for which they want to search in
	the file. The user first presses the F1
	key to enable the keyboard entry.
Copy Value to Variable	Select the variable(s) in which the user
	input should be stored

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