This may be more trouble than what it is worth for a couple of reasons. One is maintenance. A comprehensive list of current countries is not static. Think of the USSR, Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Burma, etc.
Another issue is that, depending on what your application is, the list might be simply too long. There are some rather obscure countries out there that would serve no other purpose than to lengthen your list. We have a table that includes those countries we want to keep track of, and have another record that means, "Somewhere Else". Think about the size of your list and your dropdwon box. Our table has 108 countries and is by no means complete. Now picture a dropdown box with over 100 available selections. Think it would all fit on your user's monitor image? ********************** Does anyone know where I can get a database of country names? I want to populate a dropdown box with all countries, but I don't know all of them!!! It would also be nice if there was a database of city names and province/states and countries, available somewhere. Thanks. - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. (http://www.infopreneur.net)
