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Help modifiying this script 1

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buzzybee

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i like this script, but i need it to be triggered on a button click...for instance, instead of the prompt being triggered by the onfocus, i would like to have a button next to the drop down list that says, "Search this menu for" with an onclick event...but i am not sure how to make this work...
any suggestions?
TIA
Amanda :)
 
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First off, that is one of the worst pieces of coding I have ever seen, no offense to the author. Secondly, to fix it to act as you want, remove all the on focus stuff and put a button next to it like so:

<select name=menu1 size=1>
<!--all the options-->
</select>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; onclick=&quot;promptSearch(this.form.name, this.form.menu1.name)&quot;>

I think that'll do what u want, but you may want to try out my ComboBox widget instead. Kinda acts like the address bar of IE, but only works in IE5+

jared@eae.net -
 
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First off, I love your combo box! this is what i really wanted to use :( but unfortunately..it seems impossible...I am using Visual fox pro and a program called web connection to build those dropdown lists(they are the results of a SELECT statement from a database)....and i would have no idea how to use both of them.....I am trying to rig something to make this work.....grrrr...

i copied the code into the header, and placed
Code: 
<input type=&quot;button&quot; onclick=&quot;promptSearch(this.form.name, this.form.txtstudent.name)&quot;>
next to my dropdown,
Code: 
<SELECT NAME=&quot;txtstudent&quot; SIZE=&quot;1&quot;><OPTION>...

i am getting this error:
line 19
document.forms[...].elements is not an object
it is this line:
Code: 
for (var j = 0; j < document.forms[thisform].elements.length; j++) {


what did i do wrong?
TIA
Amanda
 
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hmmmm... wish I had more time you with the server-side generation of ComboBox options.

I'm not sure what's wrong with the code you are using, but I will write you a new version of it. I tested it in IE5.5:

<script>

function searchPrompt(obj)
{
var rsp = prompt(&quot;Enter a value to search for.&quot;,&quot;&quot;);
if(rsp) obj.value = rsp.toUpperCase();
}

</script>

<form name=&quot;amandasform&quot;>
<select name=&quot;thebox&quot;>
<option value='a1'>a1</option>
<option value='a2'>a2</option>
<option value='a3'>a3</option>
</select><input type=&quot;button&quot; onclick=&quot;searchPrompt(this.form.thebox)&quot;>
</form>
jared@eae.net -
 
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i copied this into my head
<script>
function searchPrompt(obj)
{
var rsp = prompt(&quot;Enter a value to search for.&quot;,&quot;&quot;);
if(rsp) obj.value = rsp.toUpperCase();
}

</script>
then added this to my button
<input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Search this menu&quot; onclick=&quot;searchPrompt(this.form.txtstudent)&quot;>
i dont get an error, but when i type in a know value i dont get any results?
Sorry to be such a pest

Amanda
 
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I think if you change the option values to uppercase it will work.
i.e. change a1 to A1, etc...
 
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On second thought it might be easier to change the last line of the function to:

if(rsp) obj.value = rsp;
 
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i must be totally goofing this up, i stil dont get any results....
Amanda
 
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Amanda-
Here's an example using jaredn's script and what you posted before. It works in Netscape 6 and IE5.5, but not in Netscape 4.

<html>
<head>
<script>
function searchPrompt(obj)
{
var rsp = prompt(&quot;Enter a value to search for.&quot;,&quot;&quot;);
if(rsp) obj.value = rsp;
}

</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<select name=&quot;txtstudent&quot;>
<option value='a1'>a1</option>
<option value='a2'>a2</option>
<option value='a3'>a3</option>
</select>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Search this menu&quot; onclick=&quot;searchPrompt(this.form.txtstudent)&quot;>
</form>
</body>
</html>
 
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oh well. i copied and pasted that code word for word and i get no search results, even just typing in a2... i have IE 5........
Amanda
 
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