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Is it possible to look-up anything but single line text values when creating a lookup column?

E.g. I have a list with some general data ind it, one of the columns contains numbers. They should form the basis for a column in another list, but when I try to create the lookup, I can't select the column in question.

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It filters the column list down to just the text fields. You can probably define a custom field type that may be able to overcome this.

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yep it smells like a custom field type – Anders Rask♦ Feb 10 '10 at 21:58
I'm surprised more custom fields are not defined. There are some great possibilities here, particularly with lookups. – Mike Oryszak Feb 10 '10 at 22:32
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You could create an event receiver on the lookup list that copies the numberic values (OnItemAdded, OnItemUpdated) in its string representation into a text field which you can use for your lookup.

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I was looking for a solution thats doable by super users but it doesn't seem plausible in this case – noesgard Feb 11 '10 at 9:17

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