Dropdown Element In Adv Search - Values Missing

bascherz

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My list uses a couple dropdown elements and my users rely heavily on the Advanced Search feature of the front end lists. The element query is correct because when editing a record all the available choices are there in the list (over 14,000 of them!). However, when using Advanced Search on the same list, only a fraction of the values are available. I've been presuming (and "advertising") that when searching, only the values actually appearing in one of the records listed are available in the search. That assumption makes sense, however, it's not the case. There are numerous cases where a value (person's name) should be in the search list but is not.

I have exported the list to a CSV file and the names missing in the Advanced Search are definitely in the list. I also confirm using this method that none of the other record values used for filtering are in an odd state, meaning these names SHOULD be in that search list.

What could cause this? My manual direct database queries and the aforementioned CSV export prove to me that these items should be in the list (hard to find in the list without Advanced Search working). I have had some trouble with single quotes making their way into these name columns in the database table through direct database imports, but none of the missing names has a quote in it. So if this is involved in the problem, I need to understand it better so I can properly remedy it.

Thanks in advance,
Bruce
 
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That did the trick! I had not even looked there, nor did I know about that option. Thanks, lousyfool!

Of course, now that list takes a lot longer to load. Oh well...the customer is always right. o_O
 
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