Using csv file to as external data source to populate drop down

[YogeshNagawkar]

Hi Team,

I am trying to use the data from the csv file to populate the drop down.

I am using the fruits example as shown in the below link:

How do i link external csv files with my survey questionnaire?

Hi @Sven1, Welcome back to the community! Regarding your first query: Kindly please be informed that you are now able to use both Enketo (web form) as well as the Collect (android app) to collect data for select_one_from_file question type. But please be informed that if you wish to use Collect android app, ODK Collect v1.26.2 should only support this feature (hence would recommend you to use the same for this purpose). Regarding your second query: You could use the minimal under the appe…

But it gives me the error : External instance fruits is empty.

Can you please help me on this on what I am missing here ?

Regards

[Kal_Lam]

@YogeshNagawkar, did you use the exact files to test it? If you used the exact files but still received an error message, could you please also share the error message with the community?

[YogeshNagawkar]

Yes I have used the exact files to test.

Following is the screenshot of the error:

Regards

[YogeshNagawkar]

@Kal_Lam : I have also tried using the pull data functionality by referring the below example

Please help me with the pull data function

I simply changed your HH_ID code from from UR-CG101/01 to UR-CG101_01 in the csv file HouseholdID and it works. [image] Reference xlsform: pulldatafunction.xlsx (9.8 KB) Edited csv file: HouseholdID.csv (3.2 KB)

This has the example of household Id. It gives me the similar error of “External instance “HouseholdID” is empty.”

Please let me know if I am missing anything.

Regards

[YogeshNagawkar]

@Kal_Lam : Did you get the chance to review what am i missing ?