# How to allow user to select from a list of options
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [January 17, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315 "2007-01-17T10:17:01Z")
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### Author:  [@andreas.axelsson](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/andreas.axelsson)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315/1 "2007-01-17T10:17:01Z")
I’d like to setup a build where the user is presented with a list of possible values, instead of just an edit box. Say I have a number of configuration files in a folder and I want the user to be able to pick one to use, then I don’t want to edit the FB project when I change the number of config files, a simple “pick the one you like from this list” would be nice. There’s a file browser option, true, but the file thing is just an example, the list of options could well be in a file that I’ve parsed in a previous action.
Cheers,
/axl
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315/2 "2007-01-17T09:42:09Z")
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### Author:  [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315/3 "2007-01-18T12:11:08Z")
Andreas,
Have you had a look at the “Choose One” action? You can show a list of values, and the user needs to pick one.
hth.
.t8
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### Author:  [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315/4 "2007-01-18T03:18:08Z")
I actually just solved exactly this problem. What I did was use a file iterator to build a variable containing a carriage return-separated list of values. Ie, a variable “configs” has a value like this: “config1.iniconfig2.ini”.Then, I used a “prompt for variables (enhanced)” action with a type of “Sorted List”. In the Values field, put the variable, like %Configs%.Works pretty well.Steve
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### Author:  [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315/5 "2007-01-18T03:20:02Z")
Tate, what’s this “Choose One” action of which you speak? I can’t see any actions with a name or behaviour like that in the interactive list.Steve
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### Author:  [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-allow-user-to-select-from-a-list-of-options/315/6 "2007-01-18T04:00:21Z")
Ooops
It's a new action that should be making it's way into FB soon...
(so for now, best option is to use Prompt for Variables Enhanced as Steve suggested)