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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