Autocomplete Not Working

[ElJayWilson]

I just cannot get this to work. I am trying to use an Autocomplete with a windowing system and it just won't work. Here is the code I use to create a window:

function createwindow(parameters)
{
	dialogopen=true;
	var divid = parameters['divid'];
	var title = parameters['title'];
	var text = parameters['text'];
	var width = "width=" + parameters['width'] + "px";
	var height = "height=" + parameters['height'] + "px";
	var resize = "resize=" + parameters['resize'];
	var scrolling = "scrolling=" + parameters['scrolling'];
	var center = "center=" + parameters['center'];
	var settings = "'" + width + "," + height + "," + resize + "," + scrolling + "," + center + "'";
	var firstinput = parameters['firstinput'];
	var myhtml = "";
	var wintype = "inline"; //parameters['wintype'];
	var winloc = parameters['winloc'];
	
	myhtml+= ' <form action="" onsubmit="return false;" name="dialogform" id="dialogform" class="dialog">';
	myhtml+= ' <table id="dialogtable" cellspacing="0">';
	
	myhtml+= parameters['html'];				  
				  
	myhtml+=	'</table>';
	myhtml+=	'</form>';
	dialog=dhtmlwindow.open("mywin", wintype, myhtml, title, settings);
	//dialog=dhtmlwindow.open("mywin", wintype, winloc, title, settings);
	//var myobj = actb(document.getElementById('tb'),collection);
	dialog.onclose=
		function () { 
						dialog.hide;
						dialogopen=false;
						clearinput(); 
						return true;
					  }
		
	if (wintype=="inline")
	{
		if (firstinput)
		{
		       var element = document.getElementById(firstinput);
		
// Use a delay so that IE will give focus properly
			setTimeout('document.getElementById("'+firstinput+'").select()', 100)
			
			document.getElementById(firstinput).value="";
			document.getElementById(firstinput).focus();
		}
	}
}

I have tried several autocomplete methods, with the best one I saw being here (

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/scripting/jsactb.aspx)

I know this must be a DOM issue, but I just cannot get the autocomplete box to work. When I use the windowing system, I have access to the elements on the form (textbox values, etc).

I can send more code if needed. BTW I am using a PHP script to generate the original page. I am also using the following code to capture keypress events:

document.onkeydown = getkeycode;

The autocomplete script also uses the onkeydown event to do stuff, so maybe that could be causing issues. If there is a better way, let me know. My whole goal is to have an autocomplete system for the user to type in a name. I populate an array of all customers when the main javascript page loads.

Thanks,

LJ

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

How about a URL to the page? Chances are if I tried to run the code above as-is, half of the libraries you are using would be missing.

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[ElJayWilson]

It is on a private network. The issue is definitely a DOM issue I think. I can get the autocomplete to work just fine when it is on its own page. When I try to add the textbox to the form I generate using a javascript window, it doesn't work.

LJ

P.S. The javascript windowing system I am using comes from DynamicDrive (Window Widget).