I suggest redesigning the app to allow the user to quick select multiple unlimited selections from an unlimited number of choices.
I think that you are trying to use the using the multi select field type for purposes it was not design for as a short cut to avoid making a many to many relationships.
If you contact me directly i can give you a demo of what the user experience would be. part is you reticence may be that selecting a lot of choices off a many to many relationships is too slow, but I can demo to you a native alternative.
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Mark Shnier (YQC)
Quick Base Solution Provider
Your Quick Base Coach
http://QuickBaseCoach.commark.shnier@gmail.com
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