Search the developer's exchnage...there is at least 1 custom tag to handle this there.
Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ewok" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:11 AM Subject: Re: need tag for dropdown and input > I don't think this is possible in CF without XML or flash but there are > other alternatives. Check out some of the links on this page > http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/8702 > > its exactly what ur looking for but probably not as easy as you (or I) had > hoped I : ( > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "charlie griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:32 PM > Subject: Re: need tag for dropdown and input > > > > Valerie L. Criswell writes: > > > > > I know I've seen it somewhere on my journeys. > > > > > > It's the tag that displays both a dropdown (populated from a query) as > well > > > as an accompanying text input so that the if the needed value isn't > listed > > > in the dropdown, the user can enter it into the text box. But only one > > > variable for the value is sent. > > > > > > Anyone know where I can pick this up? > > > > > > I'm not sure what to search for on the DevX. I sure wish they would > make a > > > more powerful and relevant search tool. > > > > Not really something that i would expect to find in the DevX, regardless > of > > how powerful the search tool is. > > > > Just do a normal <select>, as well as a text input as you described. On > the > > form's action page, just run a condition to see if the text input is > blank. > > If it is, use the value from the <select>. If not, use the text input > > value. > > > > Some js on the form to prevent both a select value and a text input value > > would be nice too. If you need that, lemme know and i'll throw something > > together. > > > > charlie > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
