On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Bart Cassady wrote:
> No, it isn't true (at least in Netscape 4.x).
>
> I'm doing this with three dropdown lists, where the HTML/JavaScript
> is (recursively) templated, and the options in the list are
> generated from a database.
[ ... ]
> When you are done, use the following JavaScript to refresh the page:
>
> history.go(0)
>
> Note that for the refresh to work, you must have memory caching enabled.
>
> If anyone requires further info on this, please email me directly.
Hmmm. Perhaps the difference is that I need to actually change the
text on the page instead of just the options in a list. Do you know
whether that makes a difference?
> (I know. I know. I'm not practicing what I preach. But this is
> something that is very useful to do from servlets, so I guess I
> won't flame myself too bad...)
Agreed. In addition, this is only a slight divergence from the more
servlet-related question that started this thread.
> >>> Milt Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/12 10:54 AM >>>
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Shami, Muhammad wrote:
>
> > This can be done through JavaScript. Using JavaScript you have to
> > define JavaScript arrays of options in the list and as soon as one
> > list changes you can call a function to replace one list with
> > another. Code is pretty simple. If you need code I can post it.
> [ ... ]
>
> But isn't it true that JavaScript cannot change/redraw the page/frame
> it is in, so you will need to use at least two frames -- one, perhaps
> so small it is "invisible", that contains the JavaScript code, and the
> other that contains what is displayed and calls the JavaScript code in
> the other frame? That is what I was told when I was looking into
> something like this.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Farman Khan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9:46 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: dynamically changing lists
> >
> >
> > Is it a JSP Page?
> > Create a databean to get the contents of the drop down lists.
> > Farman
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vikas Gupta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 5:59 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: dynamically changing lists
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > I have three drop down lists.Data in all three is coming from
> > database.I want to change the content of two of the lists if first list is
> > changed.Data in lists two and three depend on the data in list1.
> > I donot want to call the servlet again.
> > Any idea how to do it in an optimal way using javascript or any other idea.
> > Regards,
> > Vikas.
> >
>
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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