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----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, March 21, 2003 9:27 am
Subject: <CF_CEO_Dynamic_Pull_Down_Menus> Client Management ???
> I've got a JavaScript that takes the selection from the first pull
> down menu
> and populates the second pull down menu based on the first. The
> Script works
> fine and give the result page it's suppose to after submitting the
> form. The
> problem is, when you hit the back button, the first pull down menu
> is still
> selected but the second dynamically populated pull down has gone
> blank. I've
> got a CEO that is not happy about this. He wants the selection to
> stay when
> the user hits the back button. Is this a browser state limitation?
>
> Here's some code. Any comments are appreciated!!!
>
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
>
> <!-- Begin
> new Array(
> <CFOUTPUT query="QUERYNAME_ONE">
> new Array("#Part_Number1# - #prod_type#", "#Part_Number1#"),
> </CFOUTPUT>
> new Array("", "")
> ),
> new Array(
> <CFOUTPUT query="QUERYNAME_TWO">
> new Array("#Part_Number1# - #prod_type#", "#Part_Number1#"),
> </CFOUTPUT>
> new Array("", "")
> )
> );
> function fillSelectFromArray(selectCtrl, itemArray, goodPrompt,
> badPrompt,
> defaultItem) {
> var i, j;
> var prompt;
> // empty existing items
> for (i = selectCtrl.options.length; i >= 0; i--) {
> selectCtrl.options[i] = null;
> }
> prompt = (itemArray != null) ? goodPrompt : badPrompt;
> if (prompt == null) {
> j = 0;
> }
> else {
> selectCtrl.options[0] = new Option(prompt);
> j = 1;
> }
> if (itemArray != null) {
> // add new items
> for (i = 0; i < itemArray.length; i++) {
> selectCtrl.options[j] = new Option(itemArray[i][0]);
> if (itemArray[i][1] != null) {
> selectCtrl.options[j].value = itemArray[i][1];
> }
> j++;
> }
> // select first item (prompt) for sub list
> selectCtrl.options[0].selected = true;
> }
> }
> // End -->
> </script>
>
> THE SELECT PART OF THE FORM
>
> <select name="man" size="1"
> onChange="fillSelectFromArray(this.form.pn,
> ((this.selectedIndex == -1) ? null : team[this.selectedIndex-1]));">
> <option value="0" SELECTED>Choose
> One</option> <CFOUTPUT query="ViewSearch_MANUFACTURER">
>
> <option value="#Vendor#">#Vendor#</option>
> </CFOUTPUT>
> </select>
> <font face="trebuchet ms, trebuchet, verdana,
> arial, helvetica" size="3"><b>Part Number:</b></font>
> <SELECT NAME="pn" SIZE="1">
> <OPTION>
> </OPTION>
> <OPTION>
> </OPTION>
> <OPTION>
> </OPTION>
> <OPTION>
> </OPTION>
> <OPTION>
> </OPTION>
> </SELECT>
> > I don't know if this is a bug, undocumented feature or correct
> behavior?> But has anybody run into this before?
> >
> > I have some code such as this in a CFC creating an array of queries.
> >
> > <!---
> > *******************
> > Pseudo code example
> > *******************
> > --->
> >
> > <cfset QueryAry = ArrayNew(1)>
> >
> > <!--- This query will return one record --->
> > <cfquery name="First" datasource="DSN">
> > SELECT Field1, Field2, Field3
> > FROM Table1
> > WHERE ID = #IDVar#
> > </cfquery>
> > <cfset QueryAry[1] = First>
> >
> > <!--- This query will return zero to many records --->
> > <cfquery name="Second" datasource="DSN">
> > SELECT Field4, Field5, Field6
> > FROM Table2
> > WHERE ID = #IDVar#
> > </cfquery>
> > <cfset QueryAry[2] = Second>
> >
> > <cfreturn QueryAry>
> >
> > Then when I try to output the query results stored in the array
> returned> from the CFC.
> >
> > <cfoutput>
> > #IsQuery(QueryAry[1])# <!--- This returns True --->
> > #IsQuery(QueryAry[2])# <!--- This returns True --->
> > </cfoutput>
> >
> > <!--- Case 1: This does not work --->
> > <cfoutput query="QueryAry[1]">
> > #Field1#
> > #Field2#
> > #Field3#
> > </cfoutput>
> >
> > <cfoutput query="QueryAry[2]">
> > #Field4#
> > #Field5#
> > #Field6#
> > </cfoutput>
> > <!--- End Case 1 --->
> >
> > <!--- Case 2: This does not work --->
> > <cfloop query="QueryAry[1]">
> > #Field1#
> > #Field2#
> > #Field3#
> > </cfloop>
> >
> > <cfloop query="QueryAry[2]">
> > #Field4#
> > #Field5#
> > #Field6#
> > </cfloop>
> > <!--- End Case 2 --->
> >
> > <!--- Case 3: This does work --->
> > <cfoutput>
> > #QueryAry[1]["Field1"][1]#
> > #QueryAry[1]["Field2"][1]#
> > #QueryAry[1]["Field3"][1]#
> > </cfoutput>
> >
> > <cfloop from="1" to="#QueryAry[2].RecordCount#" index="i">
> > <cfoutput>
> > #QueryAry[2]["Field4"][i]#
> > #QueryAry[2]["Field5"][i]#
> > #QueryAry[2]["Field6"][i]#
> > </cfoutput>
> > </cfloop>
> > <!--- End Case 3 --->
> >
> > <!--- *** End Pseudo Code Example *** --->
> >
> > I would be interested in any comments on this behavior by others
> in the CF
> > community, as well as Macromedia types if they care too say
> something.>
> > --------------
> > Ian Skinner
> > Web Programmer
> > BloodSource
> > Sacramento, CA
> >
> >
>
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