refresh a drop-down after addition on sep. page

[schase]

Hi all,

I have one main form that will have like salesperson
This is a drop down listing them all. I would have a "Add" link just above it so the person entering info can add a salesperson to use for the form.

I have the link targeting a blank browser - and it add's to the tblSalesPerson perfectly fine. But when I close the add salesperson window, the origional drop-down box is still populated with the old information.

Is there anyway to close the addition window and have it refresh just that one drop down? I dont want to refresh the entire page - cause I'll loose whatever they entered up to that point. "Insert witty remark here"

Stuart

 

[vasah20]

use window communication to do it. Hopefully you're spawning the new window via javascript, because that makes things alot easier.

anyways, the javascript would look something like this:

var frm = opener.document.formname;
var i = frm.dropDownName.length;
frm.dropDownName.options = new Option("text","value"

Then, change the onSubmit of your form to add the info needed:

Something like

<form onsubmit=&quot;changeForm()&quot;>
...
</form>

<script>
function changeForm() {
//fill in above code here
}
</script>

of course, if you don't know what goes in here until after you update the DB, you could use the body onload event to call the relevant javascript function.

here's some info that might help:

http://developer.irt.org/script/window.htm

leo

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Leo Mendoza
lmendoza@garbersoft.net

 

[schase]

I dont get how that would work. unless the bottom <script></script> is put on the drop down. &quot;Insert witty remark here&quot;

Stuart