I second the use of qForms for something like this. Even if working on
an existing app, adding qForms take minimal effort. You use a combo of
CF/Javascript to create javascript objects that hold the select box
options. Then, to preselect a value, it would look something like:
objForm.MainSelect.setValue("#MainSelectValue");
objForm.RelatedSelect.setValue("RelatedSelectValue");Matt On 10/5/06, Dan Vega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for everyone's help. This was an existing application that I was just trying to make some updates to. I think I need to take some time and just write the related selects using an Ajax solution. On 10/5/06, Lyons, Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It looks like an older version of Nate Weis' 2 selects related custom > tag. > > I'm not sure what you mean when you say you need to use it in an edit > mode however. > > But from what I understand, what you've described is how the tag is > supposed to work. You first run a query, choosing the columns you want > displayed. Then you assign names to the selects (Name1, Name2), the > values taken from the CFQuery columns, and the display names to use as > well (ie., for the first select values of userID and display using user > name; and locations and zipcodes for the names and values for the > second select box). > > What the tag then does is populate some javascript arrays, then uses the > first array to populate the first dropdown. Then depending on what is > chosen in the first dropdown, the second one becomes populated based on > the results of what you choose in the first select box. > > Selene Bainum of webtricks.com has a good example and discussion of how > it works along with some downloadable code: > http://www.webtricks.com/sourcecode/code.cfm?CodeID=18 > > For more detailed explanation, just google on related selects. > > hth, > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > Web Analyst > BEI Resources > American Type Culture Collection > http://www.beiresources.org > email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org > tel: 703.365.2700.2678 > -- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dan Vega > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CFCDEV] TwoSelectsRelated > > > > I have been using the custom tag two selects related as found below. > http://www.arescom.com/Arescom/Arescom_2002/Solutions/CF_TwoSelectsRelat > ed.html > > Has anyone had experience with this tag before. This tag works great but > when I need to use it in an edit mode I just can not get it to pre > populate both boxes because the second drop down is built on the fly. If > anyone can provide some insight It would be greatly appreciated. > > > -- > Dan Vega > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the > instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > -- Dan Vega [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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