best way to naviagate a LARGE dropdown box 1

[buzzybee]

is there a vbs that will help give me an alpha search for a dropdown box that has hundreds of items in it?
TIA
Amanda

 

[link9]

Try jaredn's combobox at:

http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/combobox/index.htm

I think it's right up your alley --

DHTML, but if you're cool with that, you're in business. If you're not, then I fear you're in trouble as there is no supplied control that will give you the ability to narrow it any further than the first letter.

good luck!
Paul Prewett

 

[buzzybee]

this is perfect! i have no dhtml experience, but i am quite fluent with HTML, C, VFP, ect, so maybe i can figure it out.....question, will one dtml element work on a regular html page?
Amanda

 

[link9]

It'll work fine, as long as your users' browser supports it -- IE 5.x, NS4.x -- which covers the VAST majority of web surfers... for the others... I have a really hard time feeling sorry for them, since they are free downloads. ;-)

good luck!

 

[buzzybee]

side note, i am using vfp to build these drop down lists, the "value" clause of the options is very important, with this dhtml list, will i be able to retain my value tags?
Amanda

 

[buzzybee]

my boss cant get this to work in ie 5.5, but i have ie 5 and can see the dropdown fine...is there a setting somewhere?
Amanda

 

[link9]

I really don't know much about it, but I have heard others rave about it, which is why I suggested it. You might post over in the javascript forum -- jaredn frequents that forum, so he would be better able to answer your questions.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

paul