[FX.php List] A better way of making a Conditional Value List ?

David Ness dness at bondedbuilders.com
Fri Dec 5 13:58:14 MST 2008


This looks like a good example of the non-AJAX approach:

http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/selectcontent2.shtml

 
David Allen Ness
Database Systems Programmer
Web Applications Developer
 
 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Dale Bengston
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 3:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [FX.php List] A better way of making a Conditional Value
List ?

Also, this can all be triggered by an onchange JavaScript handler  
attached to popup1 rather than a submit button.
Dale

On Dec 5, 2008, at 1:10 PM, David Ness wrote:

> The answer will be AJAX unless the number of values for value list "2"
> aren't way too numerous... you can read V-L "2" values into a  
> JavaScript
> array and then build the 2nd options list using the onChange  
> attached to
> the first.
>
>
> David Allen Ness
> Database Systems Programmer
> Web Applications Developer
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of  
> william.downs
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:55 PM
> To: FX.php Discussion List
> Subject: [FX.php List] A better way of making a Conditional Value  
> List ?
>
> Hi There FX.php ers,
>
> This may end up off-list - which if so then please excuse me.
>
> I mocked up a conditional value list in FX.php - but it really looks
> very bad.
>
> Basically, after selecting a value from Value List 1, I need a Submit
> button to post the form and populate the values for Value List 2.
> Terrible I know - in fact utterly atrocious !
>
> The possible values for Value List 2 are simply too many to pick up
> the first time.
>
> There is of course a Value List 3, dependent on Value List 2 - which
> would need a second Submit button - (taking the michy really)
>
> Can someone show me the better way - I am already assuming that the
> answer will have something to do with Javascript / Ajax (via an
> Onchange event) - but I can live in hope that I am wrong.
>
> Kindest Regards
>
> William
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