The descriptions are shown to the user, while the ID is returned. You can use this for example with a list of ItemIDs and a list of ItemDescriptions. The selected value from the first value list is returned.

Popups in the input dialog can display values from a second value list. Show values from a second value list in popups You can control the labels for the input fields: align them left or right (close to the input fields) and specify their color to be black or grey. All input fields can be filled with pre-entered values and you can specify in which field the input dialog will start. Show a dialog with up to twenty input fields, where the user can type text or a password (no need for a special bullet font to be installed!), choose an item from a pop-up list or mark a checkbox. This enables you to give database users more detailed information, including text from fields or variables. You can add data from fields or variables and also change the labels of the buttons. With the Dialog plug-in you can calculate the text and the buttons of your dialog box in a script. Troi Dialog Plug-in adds powerful dialog functions to FileMaker Pro: Show dialogs with variable text and up to 4 buttons Give database users the precise feedback they need

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