Can Insert Field on Text Editor take Link as Text

Dear Forum,


I'm using Insert Field on Text Editor where i use the Element Properties to populate the text. I have a graphical square which represents where a POD file has data for, and i have the POD file linked to the square so when you click the square it loads the POD. With the POD unloaded, when i use Text Editor and Insert Filed and Element Properties, the options for which property of the element i can use as text lists the link to the POD at the bottom of the dialog which pops up. I cant seem to use this data within 'Link' Field. Is this correct? Any ideas on how i could?

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  • If I understand you correctly (It's early; I could be wrong) you are trying to get a text field to display the name of a linked file?

    You may need to come at this from a slightly different direction and create a placeholder cell, which could be as simple as a Placeholder Cell Link text field. While I don't understand it quite enough to explain it very well, it seems that I can only link fields to the active file with regular text fields. If I want to connect a field to any external data, I need to create a placeholder cell. Once I place the Placeholder cell, I can use Project Explorer to create the connection between my external data source and the cell field.

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
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  • If I understand you correctly (It's early; I could be wrong) you are trying to get a text field to display the name of a linked file?

    You may need to come at this from a slightly different direction and create a placeholder cell, which could be as simple as a Placeholder Cell Link text field. While I don't understand it quite enough to explain it very well, it seems that I can only link fields to the active file with regular text fields. If I want to connect a field to any external data, I need to create a placeholder cell. Once I place the Placeholder cell, I can use Project Explorer to create the connection between my external data source and the cell field.

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
    OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2

        

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