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Search option for listboxes is not activated in the free QlikView 9?

Hi everyone,

I have just started working with QlikView and I am getting used to it by working with the pdf tutorial provided and the file Tutorial.qvw.

While doing so, I have encountered an issue when trying to search in the list boxes:

- by typing letters in the activated list box (e.g. "Country", in the Geography tab),

- or by trying to select "Search" from the Edit menu

I repeat, the "Country" list box is activated, as it was said in the tutorial, and still the Search option does not work. Also, the numbers filtering (with "<1000", e.g. for the "Area" list box in the Geography tab) does not work either.

I should mention that I downloaded the free version of QlikView 9, does that have something to do with it? Is the Search option not available for the free version?

Thank you very much in advance for your time!

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    Hi there,

    no, there is no limitation in the personal edition other than that you will only be able to open your own documents. The functionality is the same.

    Cheers, Lukas

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    Hi there,

    no, there is no limitation in the personal edition other than that you will only be able to open your own documents. The functionality is the same.

    Cheers, Lukas

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    Hi Lukas!

    thank you for your answer! Yes, I understood this, but when I follow this tutorial the Search option is not available, and I can't seem to get to the bottom of this.

    All I do is that I create a listbox containing some elements and when I try to search with the methods detailed above, it is not possible - can you think of some reason for this?

    Thank you!

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    Anca,

    This sounds like a bug in the tutorial file: http://community.qlik.com/forums/p/24699/94458.aspx

    I will let the product guys know. Thanks.

    rwunderlich
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    Can you describe more in detail what you mean by search "not working"? When you begin typing, do you get an input box that lets you type in it? Is the input box primed with the characters **? Or some other characters? Or do you not get an input box at all?

    -Rob

    Qlik_Trigg
    Employee
    Employee

    What version of Windows are you running QlikView on?

    Anonymous
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    This might well be totally unrelated but can you check under Settings > Document Properties > General tab if "Use AJAX mode in layout (beta)" is checked or not. If it is, try unchecking it and see about the searching again. I recall some tutorial file having this checkbox set by default if my memory serves me correctly.

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    Thank you everyone for your replies!

    Rob, I took some captures of my screen just to show you. Yes, when I begin typing, an input box appears on top of the "Country" list box: http://img52.imageshack.us/i/qv1.png/ . However, it does not stay there, maybe just for half a second and moreover it does not let me type "sw". Therefore, the list box is not filtered according to my input. When I go to the Edit menu and try to click Search from there, I see that it is deactivated: http://img69.imageshack.us/i/qv2.png/ . But, when I click the right button on my mouse when I am over the "Country" list box title, the Search option is active, and when I click on it the input box above appears again, but still, it allows me only to type a letter and the effect lasts again only for half a second or so.

    John, I have Windows 7 Professional installed on my laptop.

    Johannes, I checked for what you described and you were right, this option was checked. However, unchecking it did not solve the search issue.

    If it's a bug, fixing it will sure help the beginners.

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    Qlik_Trigg
    Employee
    Employee

    After clearing the check box, save the document, and close it and then reopen to get the 'classic' developer view