By DirtyBirdNJ on

This is the second time I have posted this question (last time under Converting to Drupal), I apologize if this is not the right forum

I am trying to create a content type that lists guide services (fishing, if you're curious) by state. Each guide (node) should have a "State" field... and I want the content creators of the site to be able to select the state from a select list.

When I go into CCK, after creating the content type I go to create a new field. These are the options for the type of field I can make:

1. Integer -> Text Field
2. Decimal -> Text Field
3. Text -> Text Field
4. User Reference -> Select List
5. User Reference -> Autocomplete Text Field

If I choose #4, it looks like the only select list I can generate is a selectable list of all the users on the website. "User Reference" leads me to believe these choices are only useful for listing of users signed up on a Drupal website.

Do I need to download different widget types? What am I doing wrong?

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DirtyBirdNJ commented

I want to note that I also tried creating the field as a type "Text" and that with the following file:

http://drupaleasy.com/files/states.txt

I was able to set it up so that users could only input a valid two letter state code "RI" or "NV" and it would display the proper state names "Rhode Island" and "Nevada".

I suspect that pipe delimited list was on the right track... but it's been really really really tough for me to find documentation on this particular subject.

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nevets commented

I am guessing you have not enable one of the default CCK modules, I think it is the option module that provides the select list.

chuckienorton’s picture

chuckienorton commented

You just finished up 3 hours of headaches for me. Some things are just so freaking hard to figure out in drupal. Thanks!

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mroswell commented

Enable the Option Widgets module that comes with CCK.

You might also consider using taxonomy for this. There's a nice handbook page that has most of the steps listed for that approach (including a state and state abbreviation dataset.) I'm guessing that googling
Drupal plus some state names will help you to find it.