Displaying drop down selections on same page 1

bucephalushtml · Apr 30, 2003

I need to build a table populated with items selected from a drop down list. A user would select "test 1" and click "add" button and the table would show "test 1". Then user can select "test 2" and click "add" and the table would show "test 1" and "test 2".

My real drop down box will have over one hundred options, and the users will not know to use the "ctrl" or "shift" keys to select many options from the list. They will want to select one and add then another and add, and another.

Here is what I have so far:
<html>
<head>
<title>add button test</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="add.asp" name="add_button" id="add_button" method="post">
<table width="600" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td width="50"><select name="test_group">
<option>test 1</option>
<option>test 2</option>
<option>test 3</option>
<option>test 4</option>
</select></td>
<td width="5"> </td>
<td width="50"><input type="submit" value="add"></td>
<td>
<table width="495" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><%Response.write (request.form("test_group&quot

)%></td>
</tr>
</table>

</td></tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Any help would be great thanks!

Bob C. I/T Department WYSAC

http://www.uwyo.edu/wysac

Microbe · Apr 30, 2003

Assuming it is database driven...

Why not store the added item in a db with the session or user ID then every time the page is submitted (i.e. an item added) rebuild the page pulling the items from the db.

Then, you will end up with a list of added items in the db, ready to do whatever you need to.

Steve Davis
hey.you@hahaha.com.au

http://www.hahaha.com.au

Me? I can't even spell ASP!

bucephalushtml · May 1, 2003

This is db driven, this is part of a large input form, which I don't want to write to the db until everything is completed. This is one section of the form, and users will need a visual varification that they have selected all options needed. I need to be able to have the users select options from the drop down, see their selections on the same page, then once everything else is completed write the entire form input to a record set.

Bob C. I/T Department WYSAC

http://www.uwyo.edu/wysac

Microbe · May 1, 2003

I would still do it that way...

Steve Davis
hey.you@hahaha.com.au

http://www.hahaha.com.au

Me? I can't even spell ASP!

codestorm · May 1, 2003

While I agree with Microbe/Steve, if you WANT to do it the other way .. assuming your are always appending to the same form element (test_group):

<html>
<head>
<title>add button test</title>
</head>
<body>
<form name="add_button" id="add_button" method="post">
<table width="600" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td width="50"><select name="test_group">
<option>test 1</option>
<option>test 2</option>
<option>test 3</option>
<option>test 4</option>
<option>test 5</option>
<option>test 6</option>
<option>test 7</option>
<option>test 8</option>
</select></td>
<td width="5"> </td>
<td width="50"><input type="submit" value="add"></td>
<td>
<table width="495" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><%Response.write (request.form("test_group&quot

)%></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="test_group" value="<%=Request.Form("test_group&quot

%>" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

codestorm
Fire bad. Tree pretty. - Buffy
Kludges are like lies.
You're not a complete programmer unless you know how to guess.
I hope I never consider myself an 'expert'.
<insert witticism here>

bucephalushtml · May 2, 2003

codestorm,

Thanks a bunch, this is what I was trying to do. Your the man!!!

Bob C. I/T Department WYSAC

http://www.uwyo.edu/wysac

bucephalushtml · May 2, 2003

Ok, Now I need the selections to be displayed in table rows, instead of one after another.

Now:
test1 test2 test3

would like:
test1
test2
test3

Bob C. I/T Department WYSAC

http://www.uwyo.edu/wysac

codestorm · May 3, 2003

(untested)

<html>
<head>
<title>add button test</title>
</head>
<body>
<form name="add_button" id="add_button" method="post">
<table width="600" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td width="50"><select name="test_group">
<option>test 1</option>
<option>test 2</option>
<option>test 3</option>
<option>test 4</option>
<option>test 5</option>
<option>test 6</option>
<option>test 7</option>
<option>test 8</option>
</select></td>
<td width="5"> </td>
<td width="50"><input type="submit" value="add"></td>
<td>
<table width="495" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<%dim arr_test_group,lng_count
arr_test_group = split(request.form("test_group&quot

,",&quot

for lng_count = 0 to ubound(arr_test_group)
%><tr>
<td><%=trim(arr_test_group(lng_count))
%></td>
</tr>
<%next
%></table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="test_group" value="<%=Request.Form("test_group&quot

%>" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

codestorm
Fire bad. Tree pretty. - Buffy
Kludges are like lies.
You're not a complete programmer unless you know how to guess.
I hope I never consider myself an 'expert'.
<insert witticism here>

bucephalushtml · May 5, 2003

codestorm,

Thanks again, that is great. Thank you for answering my coding question, and not telling me how to set up my code. You've been a big help.

Bob C. I/T Department WYSAC

http://www.uwyo.edu/wysac

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