Multiple select in a drop list

[kingja]

Bruce,
 
     Multi-select in a drop list populates the field with  "  ;|;multiple;|;  ".  I also find the drop list is always open on the form.  I see from a search that this has been an issue in the past.  Is this a bug or expected behavior?  Am I required to manually handle the user selections?

Thanks,

Jeff

[Bruce]

Hi Jeff,

>> I also find the drop list is always open on the form.
>> Is this a bug or expected behavior?

expected behavior. This is how HTML renders the control.

>> Multi-select in a drop list populates the field with  "  ;|;multiple;|;  "
>> Am I required to manually handle the user selections?

yes - at this stage there is no template functionality to break that into array fields, or queue/table records. So you're left to parse it out and do with it as you will. Obviously these days StringTheory makes it trivial to parse, but what you do with it is still up to you.

cheers
Bruce