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Delete Contents of Dynamic Select box

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timmbo

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Hi Everyone,

My apologies for the verbose question. But I have to give alittle back ground.

I have two selection boxes one populated by the database and the other empty. The user has the ability to select items from the populated selection box and move them to the unpopulated selection box via button keys.

My question/problem:

I have a button called clear. When the user hits this button, I would like the contents of the originally unpopuated select box to be deleted. How would I go about completed this. My unpopulated select box doesn't have any <options> tags. Items are dynamic.

Hope I am making sense with my question. If anyone needs more clarification, please let me know. Any help would be most appreciated.

TIA --
 
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Timmbo,

Here is some code I picked off the Internet provided by I would probably use one of the &quot;for loops&quot; in the function down below to clear that control since it is already removing selected options from the list.

Fengshui_1998




<Html>
<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL MENU SWAPPER:

1. Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document
2. Add the last code into the BODY of your HTML document -->

<!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the HEAD of your HTML document -->

<HEAD>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!-- Original: Phil Webb (phil@philwebb.com) -->
<!-- Web Site: -->

<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! -->

<!-- Begin
function move(fbox, tbox) {
var arrFbox = new Array();
var arrTbox = new Array();
var arrLookup = new Array();
var i;

for (i = 0; i < tbox.options.length; i++) {
arrLookup[tbox.options.text] = tbox.options.value;
arrTbox = tbox.options.text;
}

var fLength = 0;
var tLength = arrTbox.length;

for (i = 0; i < fbox.options.length; i++) {
arrLookup[fbox.options.text] = fbox.options.value;
if (fbox.options.selected && fbox.options.value != &quot;&quot;) {
arrTbox[tLength] = fbox.options.text; tLength++;
}
else {
arrFbox[fLength] = fbox.options.text; fLength++;
}
}

arrFbox.sort();
arrTbox.sort();
fbox.length = 0;
tbox.length = 0;
var c;
for (c = 0; c < arrFbox.length; c++) {
var no = new Option();
no.value = arrLookup[arrFbox[c]];
no.text = arrFbox[c];
fbox[c] = no;
}
for (c = 0; c < arrTbox.length; c++) {
var no = new Option();
no.value = arrLookup[arrTbox[c]];
no.text = arrTbox[c];
tbox[c] = no;
}
}
// End -->
</script>

</HEAD>

<!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->

<BODY>

<form name=&quot;combo_box&quot;>
<table><tr><td>
<select multiple size=&quot;10&quot; name=&quot;list1&quot; style=&quot;width:150&quot;>
<option value=&quot;12&quot;>Alabama</option>
<option value=&quot;54&quot;>Alaska</option>
<option value=&quot;65&quot;>Arizona</option>
<option value=&quot;45&quot;>Arkansas</option>
<option value=&quot;2&quot;>California</option>
<option value=&quot;6&quot;>Colorado</option>
<option value=&quot;81&quot;>Connecticut</option>
<option value=&quot;5&quot;>Delaware</option>
<option value=&quot;23&quot;>District of Columbia</option>
<option value=&quot;58&quot;>Florida</option>
<option value=&quot;87&quot;>Georgia</option>
<option value=&quot;98&quot;>Hawaii</option>
<option value=&quot;53&quot;>Idaho</option>
<option value=&quot;22&quot;>Illinois</option>
<option value=&quot;28&quot;>Indiana</option>
<option value=&quot;89&quot;>Iowa</option>
<option value=&quot;71&quot;>Kansas</option>
<option value=&quot;35&quot;>Kentucky</option>
<option value=&quot;85&quot;>Louisiana</option>
<option value=&quot;9&quot;>Maine</option>
<option value=&quot;7&quot;>Maryland</option>
<option value=&quot;77&quot;>Massachusetts</option>
<option value=&quot;36&quot;>Michigan</option>
<option value=&quot;87&quot;>Minnesota</option>
<option value=&quot;66&quot;>Mississippi</option>
<option value=&quot;34&quot;>Missouri</option>
<option value=&quot;50&quot;>Montana</option>
<option value=&quot;20&quot;>Nebraska</option>
<option value=&quot;25&quot;>Nevada</option>
<option value=&quot;32&quot;>New Hampshire</option>
<option value=&quot;27&quot;>New Jersey</option>
<option value=&quot;74&quot;>New Mexico</option>
<option value=&quot;17&quot;>New York</option>
<option value=&quot;3&quot;>North Carolina</option>
<option value=&quot;13&quot;>North Dakota</option>
<option value=&quot;4&quot;>Ohio</option>
<option value=&quot;21&quot;>Oklahoma</option>
<option value=&quot;12&quot;>Oregon</option>
<option value=&quot;48&quot;>Pennsylvania</option>
<option value=&quot;63&quot;>Rhode Island</option>
<option value=&quot;82&quot;>South Carolina</option>
<option value=&quot;14&quot;>South Dakota</option>
<option value=&quot;72&quot;>Tennessee</option>
<option value=&quot;49&quot;>Texas</option>
<option value=&quot;47&quot;>Utah</option>
<option value=&quot;92&quot;>Vermont</option>
<option value=&quot;59&quot;>Virginia</option>
<option value=&quot;52&quot;>Washington</option>
<option value=&quot;41&quot;>West Virginia</option>
<option value=&quot;46&quot;>Wisconsin</option>
<option value=&quot;95&quot;>Wyoming</option>
</select>
</td>
<td align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; onClick=&quot;move(this.form.list2,this.form.list1)&quot; value=&quot;<<&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; onClick=&quot;move(this.form.list1,this.form.list2)&quot; value=&quot;>>&quot;>
</td>
<td>
<select multiple size=&quot;10&quot; name=&quot;list2&quot; style=&quot;width:150&quot;>
</select>
</td></tr></table>
</form>

<p><center>
<font face=&quot;arial, helvetica&quot; size&quot;-2&quot;>Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href=&quot; JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>

<!-- Script Size: 4.75 KB -->
</body>
</html>
 
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Code: 
function ClearCombo()
{
  for (var i=document.FormName.SelectName.options.length-1; i>=0; i--)
  {
    document.FormName.SelectName.options[i] = null;
  }
  document.FormName.SelectName.selectedIndex = -1;
  
}
 
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Thanks for the assistance everyone!
 
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