Thanks for the code Adam, it works! I should be fine now, Thanks again. -Paul
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:40 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Javascript / Listbox Form Problem Put an Alert inside the for loop and alert vTheme. Also use Mozilla's script debugger :) I'd also do it like this: // Get selected themes var vThemes = []; //note vThemes is now an array for (i=1; i< document.frmImageAdm.lbxSelectedTheme.length; i++) { vThemes.push(document.frmImageAdm.lbxSelectedTheme.options[i].v alue); alert(vThemes); } document.frmImageAdm.hdnThemes.value = vThemes.join(); Adam H On 5/17/05, Paul Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I know it is running, I do not receive any browser errors I'm not > sure how else to tell if it is actually running or not. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Javascript / Listbox Form Problem > > Is this function executing without error. Javascript will fail > silently and just allow the form to submit. Maybe its not running? > > Adam H > > On 5/17/05, Paul Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Adam and Rebecca for the response, Adam I do have the listbox set > up > > to allow multiple selections: > > > > <select name="lbxSelectedTheme" multiple size=5> > > > > But because the user is adding items from one listbox into another, at the > > time the form is submitted the items are not selected. > > > > Apparently this code I'm trying to work with has worked properly in the > > past, it sure won't work for me. > > > > // Get selected themes > > for (i=1; i< document.frmImageAdm.lbxSelectedTheme.length; i++) { > > if (vThemes == "") { > > vThemes = > document.frmImageAdm.lbxSelectedTheme.options[i].value > > } else { > > vThemes = vThemes + "," + > > document.frmImageAdm.lbxSelectedTheme.options[i].value > > } > > } > > document.frmImageAdm.hdnThemes.value = vThemes > > > > Despite this above code, hdnThemes is always NULL when I try to reference > > it, but maybe because OnSubmit hdnThemes is passed as NULL however, this > > function SHOULD update it's value. > > > > Thanks again for all the help, hopefully you can find your past code Adam. > > > > -Paul > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:28 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Javascript / Listbox Form Problem > > > > I'll search for my page that does that but the gist of it is move the > > items over then select all items onSubmit. The key to getting this to > > work is make sure the second select box has the ability to select > > multiple items. > > > > Adam H > > > > On 5/17/05, Rebecca Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't think that's possible. I have built pages that have the multiple > > select option. What you have to do is submit the selected items from the > > list1 to the action page (using an "Add" or "-->" button), which inserts > > eacho of the selected items to a db table, then return to the display page > > with the selected items added to, or subtracted from, the list2. The user > > can use a "Delete" or "<--" button to remove selected items from list2, > and > > it works the same way as the add button. They make their choices from > list2, > > select the Delete button, which submits to the action page, detects that > the > > Delete button was selected and loops over the list2 form members, deleting > > them from the db table, and returns to the display page showing those > items > > gone from list2. Yes, that may seem like a lot of work, but I haven't > > figured out any simpler way to do this kind of user interface. I hope that > > makes sense. > > > > > > >It seems to only output the value if an item has been selected, but my > > goal > > > >is to on one submit get the value of everything that's been added to > the > > > >list box? > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:206917 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
