Problem with option group values

[Paco75]

Hi,

I have a option group object with 3 radio buttons inside. Now i want to add 2 more options but i want them to be first and second... when i add them they automatically got 4 and 5 as values. Even if i move them in first place, change tab order.

here is what i got :

Option4 Option5 Option1 Option2 Option3

if i do thisform.OptionGroup.value = 1 it is always "Option1" but i want it to be "Option4" (one of the two newly added)

thanks

 

[JRB-Bldr]

Option4 Option5 Option1 Option2 Option3

That is to be expected.

When you first created and added the OptionGroup it had only 3 choice options (1 thru 3)
Now you have added 2 more which are sequentially identified as 4 & 5.

This designation remains no matter where they physically appear on the Form.

You can change the name property of the individual choice option objects to something more meaningful and then the 4,5,1,2,3 will no longer be a problem.

Or you can Delete the original OptionGroup object and then add a new one with 5 elements.

Good Luck,
JRB-Bldr

 

[Mike Lewis]

Paco,

The names of the option buttons ("Option1", etc) have got nothing to do with the value of the option group as a whole. Those values will be 1, 2, etc, and will reflect the order in which you added the option buttons.

If you really can't live with that, I suggest you start again. Create a new option group, with all five buttons at the outset. Copy and paste the code from the old one to the new one, then throw away the old one.

This will save you time in the long run.

Mike

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[Paco75]

ok thanks