Oh ok.Yes, i was doing pretty much the same thing. The issue was that the Autocompleter never received the actual value before it submitted for use. The parameter was changed, but with the way it runs, it still always only submitted the orginally set value. this is where the 'callback' function comes in. It allows you to change the url of submitted value sjust before it's sent...even though they would appear to be changed from the method you provided or what i was using.
might save someone else the headache as well too. Thanks, ajax.autocompleter dynamic parameter option before submission onchange select box. On Jun 29, 11:17 am, "Alex McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have never used the AutoCompleter so I am assuming that when the auto > completer sends its data to the server that something in POST or GET is > "sid" on the other end.... > > The function... > > function startAutocomplete(obj) { > var blah = $("the-selectbox").value(); // add this > ac.options.parameters='sid='+obj.value+'&select-box-value='blah; // change > this > alert('The value of sid is: ' + ac.options.parameters > + '.'); > document.searchForm.sterm.value=''; > } > > Alex Mcauleyhttp://www.thevacancymarket.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "maxarbos" <[email protected]> > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:48 PM > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: Ajax.Autocompleter > > I'm not really following where this is to be used. > Within the Ajax.Autocompleter, there are a number of options that i > could set, one of them was 'parameters' > Where would your code be placed? > Also, i wanted the text box to be cleared each time the select was > changed, that is another reason for the 'onchange' function i have. > > What I have is working now,but would like to see how this version > performs as well. > thanks. > > On Jun 29, 10:35 am, "Alex McAuley" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All you needed to do was query the value of the select box each time the > > AutoCompleter was triggered - the psudeo code I provided does just that ;) > > > Good luck > > Alex Mcauleyhttp://www.thevacancymarket.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "maxarbos" <[email protected]> > > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:48 PM > > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: Ajax.Autocompleter > > > That is what my funciton : onchange="startAutocomplete(this)" is > > doing, the issue is that the parameters option was not changing on > > submission even though if i ran tests to view the value after the > > 'onchange' , the new value was there. > > I found the callback function and used that with some help from here. > > > Thanks for the response. > > > On Jun 29, 9:39 am, "Alex McAuley" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > you need to return the value in realt time ... for example in the auto > > > completer.... > > > > 'the_select_box_value' : function () {return > > > $('the-select-box-id').value()}, > > > > Hope this helps > > > > Alex Mcauleyhttp://www.thevacancymarket.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "maxarbos" <[email protected]> > > > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" > > > <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 8:25 PM > > > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Ajax.Autocompleter > > > > > Hello, > > > > > I am trying to use Autocompleter to search through different tables. > > > > Hardcoding a specific table returns expected results from that table, > > > > so the script is working as expected. > > > > > What i want to do is, use a select box with an 'onchange' event that > > > > passes the chosen value to the Ajax.Autocompleter object. the value is > > > > use to create a 'parameters: "id="+xxx' string that should be used in > > > > the Ajax.Autocompleter object. > > > > > Here is what i have: > > > > > window.onload = function() { > > > > var cat_id=88; > > > > ac = new Ajax.Autocompleter("sterm", > > > > "autocomplete_choices", > > > > "/Property/search/ > > > > ajaxAutoComplete", > > > > { parameters: > > > > 'sid='+cat_id } ); > > > > > alert('The value of ac parameters is: ' + > > > > ac.options.parameters + ' and options are: ' + ac.options.toSource() + > > > > '.'); > > > > } > > > > > function startAutocomplete(obj) { > > > > ac.options.parameters='sid='+obj.value; > > > > alert('The value of sid is: ' + ac.options.parameters > > > > + '.'); > > > > document.searchForm.sterm.value=''; > > > > } > > > > > and on my select box: onchange="startAutocomplete(this)" > > > > > All the alert boxes are showing the correct information, but when I > > > > type anything in the textfield to be 'autocompleted', parameters: > > > > 'sid=88' is only being sent. > > > > if i leave out the 'parameters: 'sid='+cat_id' no parameters string > > > > is sent at all. > > > > > Is there any way to change the value on the fly of the parameters > > > > being sent? > > > > > I tried creating a new Ajax.Autocompleter onchange, but that only > > > > created new ones ever time i changed the list but still keep the > > > > original ones, so multiple instances of Ajax.Autocompleter were being > > > > submitted. > > > > > Thanks. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. 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