Making Query Fields Required

[ridawg]

Hey,

I'm trying to make a query field (dropdown box) required so that when a user
clicks the query button a check is made against the query field making sure
the user has made a selection from the dropdown field.

I thought this would be pretty easy to do using either a rule but when you
use the default query button you don't have the option to create rules.

I have two forms I need this functionality for. My first form has just one
query field (dropdown) and I need the user to make a selection. I have a
second form I created that has several query fields and I would like to
require that at least one field has a value.

Thanks for the help!

 

[S.Y.M. Wong-A-Ton]

You can add a normal button control with a rule to query the main connection
of your form. This will give you the same functionality as the standard
"Query" button of InfoPath. Then you can add a condition on this rule to let
the rule run only when the dropdown is not blank. Add a second rule to the
button to show a message box when the dropdown is blank (= condition on the
second rule). Apply the same concept to your second form.

 

[ridawg]

Works great! Thanks for the help.

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-ridawg

You can add a normal button control with a rule to query the main connection
of your form. This will give you the same functionality as the standard
"Query" button of InfoPath. Then you can add a condition on this rule to let
the rule run only when the dropdown is not blank. Add a second rule to the
button to show a message box when the dropdown is blank (= condition on the
second rule). Apply the same concept to your second form.