select widget from remote field list to set different remote field

[Dave]

Hi, I'm trying to modify this select widget:

<$set name=myfield value=myvar>
<$select field=<<myfield>>>
<$list filter="[[LumbarKemps]get[plist]]">
<$list filter=<<currentTiddler>>>
<option value=<<currentTiddler>>><$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/></option>
</$list>
</$list>
</$select>
</$set>

Its already modified from here: http://tobibeer.github.io/tw/filters/#:%5B%5Biterate%20field%20values%5D%5D

The way this currently works is that it gets the list of options from the field "plist" in the tiddler [[LumbarKemps]], and whatever is selected in the dropdown list is put into the field "myvar", but its set in the *current tiddler*.

I've been trying to change it so that it sets into the field "myvar" in the [[LumbarKemps]] tiddler, by replacing one of the <<currentTiddler>> instances with "[[LumbarKemps]]", but none of it works.

Can someone let me know what I'm doing wrong?

thanks,

Dave

[Eric Shulman]

On Monday, February 20, 2017 at 8:22:46 PM UTC-8, Dave wrote:

<$set name=myfield value=myvar>
<$select field=<<myfield>>>
<$list filter="[[LumbarKemps]get[plist]]">
<$list filter=<<currentTiddler>>>
<option value=<<currentTiddler>>><$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/></option>
</$list>
</$list>
</$select>
</$set>

The way this currently works is that it gets the list of options from the field "plist" in the tiddler [[LumbarKemps]], and whatever is selected in the dropdown list is put into the field "myvar", but its set in the *current tiddler*.

I've been trying to change it so that it sets into the field "myvar" in the [[LumbarKemps]] tiddler, by replacing one of the <<currentTiddler>> instances with "[[LumbarKemps]]", but none of it works.

Try this:

<$set name=myfield value=myvar>
<$select tiddler="LumbarKemps" field=<<myfield>>>


<$list filter="[[LumbarKemps]get[plist]]">


<option value=<<currentTiddler>>><$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/></option>


</$list>
</$select>
</$set>

1) Add tiddler="LumbarKemps" to the $select widget

2) The inner <$list filter=<<currentTiddler>>> is not needed.

enjoy,

-e

Eric Shulman

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[Dave]

Thank you - that made a long button with all the list as one single option, but when I did this:

<$set name=myfield value=myvar>
<$select tiddler="LumbarKemps" field=<<myfield>

>>

<$list filter="[[LumbarKemps]get[plist]]">

<$list filter=<<currentTiddler>>>
<option value=<<currentTiddler>>><$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/></option>
</$list>
</$list>
</$select>
</$set>

i.e. with your suggestion but with both list filters it worked perfectly :)

Thanks for your help!