! Problem with <SELECT> ! SOS

[Jay1Roy]

Hi,

I am having serious problem with <SELECT> in my JavaScript.

optn = new Option(&quot;Inserting new Option...&quot;
parent.upFrm.document.form.selc.options[0]=optn;

The above two lines are suppose to insert a new option in a drop down list named selc within form named 'form'. This works perfect with IE6.0 but gives all kind of errors with IE5.0!!! I need this to work somehow on IE5.0 by tomorrow. PLEASE SOME ONE HELP!!! SOS SOS...

Thanks a million for a solution (in advance)

Jayanta. :-(

 

[ToddWW]

Just a few thoughts.

Change your form name. I think the word form is a reserved word in JavaScript.

You might try storing the Option values and Text to variables and issue the statement a little differently. Something like this.

value = "1"
text = "Option 1"
parent.upFrm.document.formname.selc.options[0] = new Option(text,value)

Make sure you're not overwriting options using the new Option() method. To prevent this, you either need to add an option to the end of the list like this.

listobj.options[listobj.options.length] = new Option()

Since the index is zero based and the length is 1 based, the length should equal the new index number.

Or if you're generating a new list, set the options to zero first.

listobj.options.length = 0

Then add your new options starting with options[0].

ToddWW

 

[split27]

This work with IE 4.0 :

<SELECT NAME=&quot;select&quot;>
</SELECT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!--
optn = new Option(&quot;new option&quot
document.all.select.options[0] = optn
//-->
</SCRIPT>

I think your problem is with parent.upFrm.document.

I hope this helps you
X-) Split.

 

[SashiRaveendran]

Give the form that the select box is in a Name then substitute 'form' in the following statement with your new form name

parent.upFrm.document.form.selc.options[0]=optn

Not sure you need the parent.upFrm unless you are in a frame and you are referencing the select box in a nother frame.

Also you nee to pass in an option value, so write

optn = new Option(&quot;Inserting new Option...&quot;,&quot;Option Value&quot;

Replacing &quot;Option Value&quot; with the required value

 

[ToddWW]

Jayanta,

That shouldn't be a problem. You should definitely be able to add options to a select list in another frame. The answer's in there somewhere, just keep digging or maybe post the error back here.

By the way you displayed your original question, I'm guessing that you're page is doing alot more than just adding a single option..

ToddWW

 

[Jay1Roy]

I should have been more clear. Let me show you what.
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Frame 1 with a Form named FN has a drop down list.
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Frame 2 got a table, when a row is clicked, it shoud be added in the existing list up there in frame 1.
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My actual code reads this. (this is just a piece out)

optn = new Option(ae[a].rowData[0]+ae[a].rowData[1]+ae[a].rowData[2],"1");

parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.options[pos++]=optn;

It works FINE in IE6.0 but gives error like &quot;object dosent support this property&quot; !!!

I can see the sword hanging on me! Some 1 got to help! SOS

SOS SMS!

 

[Jay1Roy]

The Code I listed works fine with IE6.0 but fails with IE5.0

I need my code to run on IE5.0...

 

[ToddWW]

Do you know which portion of the code is failing. Try this.

optn = new Option(ae[a].rowData[0]+ae[a].rowData[1]+ae[a].rowData[2],"1");
window.alert(ae[a].rowData[0]+ae[a].rowData[1]+ae[a].rowData[2])
window.alert(pos++)
//parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.options[pos++]=optn;

Do you get the data you expect in the alert windows, or are you getting errors on those ??

ToddWW

 

[Jay1Roy]

Yeah, these two statements work fine...

parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.options[pos++]=optn;
IE5.0 Yells at this line, &quot;Object dosen't support this property or method&quot;!! :-(

 

[SashiRaveendran]

Why not try pass the values to a script on the Select box page and get the script to add the option to the select rather than trying to do it from another page

 

[ToddWW]

If I were troubleshooting this, I would try this first. Just to make sure that we're not over looking the ability to add an option from one frame to another.

parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.options[parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.length] = new Option("Option 1","1")

If that works, then I would try this.

optn = ae[a].rowData[0]+ae[a].rowData[1]+ae[a].rowData[2]
parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.options[parent.upFrm.document.FN.selAcc.length] = new Option(optn,"1")

I'm not sure what your pos++ is doing, but the examples I've provided above will add the option to the end.

ToddWW

 

[Jay1Roy]

Well sjravee,

Accessing it isn't a problem. Its not working the method. Still I tried your suggestion (actually I would try any thing to make it work!) but in vain... am sorry.

optn= document.createElement(&quot;Testing&quot;
document.FN.selAcc.add(optn,0);

these two lines... in the same file gives an error &quot;Invalid Argument&quot;!! samething is happening in the original location as well...

 

[Jay1Roy]

Perceverience pays... Ha..! finally, I could make it move the way I wanted... thank you all very much for helping. I put the code in to the upper frame and accessed the tables data from there

document.FN.selAcc.options[pos++]=new Option(ae[i].rowData[0]+ae[i].rowData[1]+ae[i].rowData[2]);

worked fine there which was messing in the lower frame... this is still not clear to me why it didnt work in there?

I had the this code and other codes in the main frame set the parent HTML document which defined the frameset and stuff.

let me know the exact reason of it not working there and working here...

Thanx all for trying to help...Sjravee thanks for the suggestion.



Jayanta.