[Javascript] in response to "add a new entry in a drop down menu"

Wed Jun 25 22:11:25 CDT 2003

I agree completely Walter..what a term actually means and what is understood by programmers ,can be so different.
Hoping to get lots of such good tips and pointers from you and everyone else on this forum...

Regards,
Smitha.

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From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Walter Torres
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:37 PM
To: [JavaScript List]
Subject: RE: [Javascript] in response to "add a new entry in a drop down menu"

Yes, your solution to make the SELECT an user editable object will work. I have done it more than once that way. It's just I've been looking for a solution to make it more directly editable like other environment.

My previous comment was not meant to chastise, just to inform on how a word can mean different things to different people.

I used to do training, and words were almost the largest obstacle to people understanding the technology, my instructions and each other, since many of these folks were experienced professional from many diverse technical backgrounds.

jsWalter

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Smitha Ramaswamy
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:46 AM
To: [JavaScript List]
Subject: RE: [Javascript] in response to "add a new entry in a drop down menu"
Importance: High

Well,I really dont see too much difference between the SELECT and the combo box wrt JAVASCRIPT as both are used in tandem.But as Walter rightly pointed out,the difference is more obvious in a VB form I guess.
Anyways,coming to the problem,in fact there is a work around for this.
If the requirement is that the user should be able to create a new item by keying in info,it can be done with this workaround:
Create a text box wherein the user keys in the info.Onclick of a button or onBlur of that particular text field, a JS function can be invoked which will do the "new option" creation as mentioned earlier. 
There is always a way...:-)...

Pat Gorden-Ozgul ...if you need code for what i mentioned above,please let me know..will post the same in my next email.
I hope our discussion has been of some help to you in solving your problem.

Regards,
Smitha.

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Walter Torres
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:55 AM
To: [JavaScript List]
Subject: RE: [Javascript] in response to "add a new entry in a drop down menu"

Not to be too picky, but a SELECT Element in HTML is *not* a combo-box.

A "combo-box" is a VB Object that lists you, the user-not the developer, create a new item to a pick list by keying the info right a the pick list.

An HTML SELECT Element does not have that "feature" (Boy! I wish it did!)

So, your example is nice "one liner", it does not make the SELECT a combo box.

You really had me excited when I was reading this thread about "dynamically adding an item in a combo-box".

I was eager to see the solution.

But alas...

Anyway, as I said, nice "one-liner"

jsWalter [still eagerly wishing for a true combo-box]

So,

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Smitha Ramaswamy
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 12:00 AM
To: [JavaScript List]
Subject: RE: [Javascript] in response to "add a new entry in a drop down menu"
Importance: High

Hi,

I have attached a very simple html with JS code that will enable you to add a new element to the combo box.
I hope this is of some help to you.Do get back to me in case of any queries.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> New Document </TITLE>
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus 1.2">
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">
<FORM>
<SELECT NAME="test">
<option value="1">one</option>
<option value="2">two</option>
</SELECT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
     document.forms[0].test.options[document.forms[0].test.options.length] = new Option('three','3')
</SCRIPT>

</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Regards,
Smitha

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