Having a similar problem where I am referencing another .axf when I output from the MXD to .AXF and .APM. I want to reference the lookup tables being substituted for domains and subtypes which have been removed (long story) so I can essentially decrease the overall size of the output .axf. I have tried a few times selecting tables, but no dice. The only way I see them in ArcPad is if I make a list in a new combobox in the referenced .axf (which is exactly what I do not want to do) and output to a new .axf. I would like to know if I am missing some setting or does the .axf not play nice with .dbf. TIA.
listtable - The DBF table used to populate the combo box. listvaluefield - The field of the DBF table that contains the data used to populate the value component of the combo box's items. listtextfield - The field of the DBF table that contains the data used to populate the text component of the combo box's items.
Seems to work fine for me at ArcPad 10. The ComboBox Control allows you to set three attributes to reference aspects of the DBF tablelisttable - The DBF table used to populate the combo box. listvaluefield - The field of the DBF table that contains the data used to populate the value component of the combo box's items. listtextfield - The field of the DBF table that contains the data used to populate the text component of the combo box's items.
If you are editing the layer def for an axf feature class in ArcPad Studio, you can merely open the properties for the combo box control on your form, go the List Values tab, click the table-looking button beside the Table field, nav to where it is, and select it. The Values and Text field control should then populate in the List Values tab and you can select any field to represent the value and text for the control.
I found that the DBF needed to be in the same folder or directory as the axf file for it to work. You may be able to specify a relative or absolute path in the listtable attribute for the DBF by editing the XML for the layer definition manually but I have not tested that.