CList - Names & Values instead of just Values?

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#1

Hello,

I am using the CList excell to show some options from a database. I was wondering if there was a way to store/show an Value and a Name (Text) for each option, instead of just a Value.

The reason is that I would like the grid data to save the ID of the database record(s) chosen, in case the name field value changes. If I create the CList using IDs, it’s not friendly for the editors to tell what each ID really means.

Does that make sense? For example, I would like to be able to do something like:
.registerCList(3, [‘Option1’,‘Option2’,‘Option3’], [1101,1102,1103]);
to associate ‘Option1’ with ID 1101, etc…in case Option1 changes in my database later. That way the user would see Option1 but 1101 would be stored. Similar to the way a regular HTML dropdown works (Option1).

Thanks,
Tom

#2

It can be done only with code modification. If you are interested in custom version of clist eXcell type please open ticket at support.dhtmlx.com. Also you can create any custom eXcell type you need docs.dhtmlx.com/doku.php?id=dhtm … creation&s[]=custom&s[]=excell