03-12-201702:50 PM - last edited on 03-13-201706:22 AM by Gary W
While creating a new drop-down list in V19 I get "The current value is invalid and cannot be added". I am trying to enter letters and I have selected the Type to be Character. How do i correct this? i have created other character based drop-down lists without a problem.
Is this error occurring in the step where you name the drop-down list, or in the steps where you're adding values to the list? What is the name you're trying to use? There are a number of certain words and phrases that are disallowed in field names and list values to avoid problems with data validation.
If this is when you add items to the dropdown list make sure that you are not entering a dropdown item that is longer than the field length. If needed you can increase the field length under Tools - Define fields.
Thanks for your response. It happened when I was trying to add values to the list, but it seems to work now.
When you select multiple items in a list, and if the box is square, then you cannot view all the selections since they layout in a line. I cannot find a word wrap feature, so it seems that the only way to be able to view all selections is to create a long box?
Thanks for your response. I did check field length. It happened when I was trying to add values to the list, but it seems to work now.
When you select multiple items in a list, and if the box is square, then you cannot view all the selections since they layout in a line. I cannot find a word wrap feature, so it seems that the only way to be able to view all selections is to create a long box?
Yes, if you need to select multiple drop-down list items, the field will need to be a little longer to show the full names of the selections when the drop-down is closed. There is no word wrapping feature within these kind of fields.
