[FX.php List] AJAX and FX.php

[DC]

you have to wait a few seconds for the "suggest list" to show under the 
field you are typing in.

dale did say it was dog slow, but it should also say... "Type the start 
of a zipcode and wait for the list to appear under the field."

dan


Schnoebelen, Stephanie A had written:
> Dear Dale:
> 
> You write: 
> 
> 
>>[...]
> 
> Back in July, Marisa Smith and I cooked up a proof of concept of using
> FileMaker data and AJAX to populate a "Google Suggests" type drop-down
> menu. You can see it at
> <http://www.streamline-studio.com/AJAX/index.php>. It's a really rough
> page, and it's terribly slow because of where it's getting its FMP data.
> But it works. This one is built on the work of others; I wish I had time
> to re-do it from scratch. Did I mention it's ugly and slow? Really.
> Ugly. Slow.
> 
>>[...]
> 
> 
> The page says it creates a dropdown list, but all I can see it doing is
> mirroring whatever text I type in your field. What am I missing?
> 
> My current project makes me very interested in Ajax development, and,
> annoyingly, unable to explore it fully until the project is done. I
> would be interested in hearing more about any cool things you discover,
> though!
> 
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