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fortage

fortage

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Is there a way to create a list that will take you to the exact item if you type the first few characters? I have a list of a few thousand names and just going to the first instance of a letter isn't enough
I.E. If I type "jame" to go directly to "james".

adam
bob
jacob
jake
jamas
james
jamis
jamos
 
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Not without JavaScript. Search the JavaScript forum (forum216). After you've read some previous threads on this topic, post any remaining questions you have.

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Not quite what you want but just keep hitting j.

Code: 
<html><select>
<option value=adam>adam</option>
<option value=bob>bob</option>
<option value=jacob>jacob</option>
<option value=jake>jake</option>
<option value=jamas>jamas</option>
<option value=james>james</option>
</select></html>

Clive
 
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You can use jemminger's smart select script, it's pretty good:


-kaht

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