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mkiv · Jan 31, 2003

I have a page that has a text box that contains a part number. I have to validate that part number against a datasource (which works great), but I was asked if I could allow the user to type a leading portion of a part number, and if when they click on a search button, show (in a popup window?) a list of all parts that "begin" with that string. Then let them select one of those parts, and pass that back to the original text box and close the pop-up window. Here is what I have put together. The javascript im using doesnt seem to be working correctly. Any suggestions? Thanks =)

<cfquery name="myPart" datasource="mysxe">
SELECT prod
FROM pub.icsp where cono = 1 and prod like '#URL.pn#%'

</cfquery>
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="JavaScript">
function returnValue(){
top.opener.document.search.partnumber.value = document.found.chosen.options[document.found.chosen.selectedIndex].value
this.close();
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<form name="DBMApprove">
<select name="chosen" onchange="returnValue()">
<cfoutput query="myPart">
<option value="#prod#">#prod#</option>
</cfoutput>
</form>

</body>
</html>

philhege · Feb 3, 2003

mkiv,

Is the reference to the parent form field correct? Did you try a hard-coded value (instead of the selected value from the select box) to see if it would populate the parent form?

Once you've determined that your reference is correct,
Try using a two-step process to get the value of the chosen item:

var selected = document.found.chosen.selectedIndex[document.found.chosen.selectedIndex].value

var selectedvalue = document.found.chosen.options[selected].value

mkiv · Feb 4, 2003

Still seem to be having some issues. After I select the part number on the pop-up I have a runtime error on 'document.found.chosen'- Any ideas? Thanks

<cfquery name="myPart" datasource="mysxe">
SELECT prod
FROM pub.icsp where cono = 1 and prod like '#URL.pn#%'

</cfquery>
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="JavaScript">
function returnValue(){
var selected = document.found.chosen.selectedIndex[document.found.chosen.selectedIndex].value
var selectedvalue = document.found.chosen.options[selected].value
this.close();
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<form name="DBMApprove">
<select name="chosen" onchange="returnValue()">
<cfoutput query="myPart">
<option value="#prod#">#prod#</option>
</cfoutput>
</form>

</body>
</html>

philhege · Feb 4, 2003

Oops, cut-and-paste mishaps.

var selected = document.found.chosen.selectedIndex
var selectedvalue = document.found.chosen.options[selected].value;
alert(selectedvalue); \\to test

HTH,
PH

mkiv · Feb 4, 2003

I seem to be having the same problem. Any other ideas?

<cfquery name="myPart" datasource="mysxe">
SELECT prod
FROM pub.icsp where cono = 1 and prod like '#URL.pn#%'

</cfquery>
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="JavaScript">
function returnValue(){
var selected = document.found.chosen.selectedIndex
var selectedvalue = document.found.chosen.options[selected].value;
alert(selectedvalue);
this.close();
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<form name="DBMApprove">
<select name="chosen" onchange="returnValue()">
<cfoutput query="myPart">
<option value="#prod#">#prod#</option>
</cfoutput>
</form>

</body>
</html>

Thanks for all the help....

Ryan

philhege · Feb 11, 2003

mkiv,

(sorry for the delay) Does the document have a form named "found"? Does the form have a select box named "chosen"? If so, I fail to see why this code wouldn't work.

Replace my alert box with

opener.document.search.partnumber.value = selectedvalue

(Notice I got rid of "top". "top" doesn't have an opener; this page does.)

Speaking of, can you retrieve a value with

alert(top.opener.document.search.partnumber.value);

HTH,

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