Populating a combo with JS using values from a recordset..

[ashvn]

Hi, I'm still a newbie at using PHP, and I've been trying to populate a combo box with JavaScript using values from a recordset. Anybody knows how I can do that?

Thanks a lot for the help!

 

[sleipnir214]

You have to program PHP to output sufficient JavaScript to populate the select element, once that JavaScript is run on the client side. Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[ashvn]

Hmm, thanks, and how can that be done more precisely? Any piece of code on the subject would be very welcome. Thanks again!

 

[vbkris]

now tha can be fouund in the javasript forum.

 

[ashvn]

ok, thanks, but i just had a look at the JS forum, and came out completely lost!! Could u please indicate me where the thread talking about what I want is? Thanks a lot!!

 

[vbkris]

i myself dont go much to javascript forums

buddy i am giving u an example

function AddText()
{
a=new Option("Option Value here","Text Here&quot //order may change
document.frm.drpdown.options[document.form.drpdown.length]=a
}

create a dropdown called drpdown and form name must be frm.
create a button like this:
<input type=button value=&quot;ADD&quot; onclick=&quot;AddText()&quot;>

this code is not mine.

the advantage of php is that in html the list is hardcoded, but using php u can add as many as u want.

 

[ashvn]

thanks a lot, but what I actually wanted is the php code embedded into the JS function to create the different options.

 

[vbkris]

create a string
<?php
$strn=&quot;value1//value2//value3&quot;;
$strn1=split($strn1,&quot;//&quot //i am not that good in php
?>

function AddText()
{
<?php
for($i=0;i<$strn1.length();i++)
{
?>
a=new Option(&quot;<%=$strn1[$i]%>&quot;,&quot;<%=$strn1[$i]%>&quot //order may change
document.frm.drpdown.options[document.form.drpdown.length]=a
<?php
}
?>
}

check this out.

 

[ashvn]

Cool!!! That seems to be just what i wanted!
Thanks!!