I am trying to use a drop down list box to store a range of dates. I can 

populate the list with no problem at all but I'm having real problems 

identifying the list selected list item after the user changes it.



I have tried both the HTML listbox control and the webforms control, both 

without success.



I am trying to access it by retrieving the SelectedItem and/or 

SelectedIndex value, but it always seems to return the value for the 

original item and not the newly selected item.



Any help would be priceless!!! :¬)



Many thanks,



Colin

Colin,



This is how I do it.  I have a table full of clients and each client has 1

to n projects in a list box.  I load the table and list box and then use the

java script functions to pull out the selected value and switch to a

different page using the selected values to load.  I hope this helps in your

situation.



Paul



<script language="JavaScript">



function GetValue(x)

{

// var methods = window.document.clientList.projectKey;

// var method = methods.options[methods.selectedIndex].value;

 alert(x)

 var xxx 

document.clientList.projectKey.options[document.clientList.projectKey.select

edIndex].value;



// var pkval = window.document.clientList.projectKey;

// var pk = pkval.options[pkval.selectedIndex].value;

 alert(xxx);

}

</script>



<script language="JavaScript">

function ChgPage(x)

{

 var select1 = eval("document.clientList.select_pname" + x)

 var selValue1 = select1.value

 document.clientList.ptext1.value = selValue1;

 if (selValue1 != "Select Project Here")

  {

   document.clientList.submit();

  }

 return;

}



x = 0

 Do While Not rstClient.EOF



%>

 <tr>

  <td>

   <a

href='ClientUpdate1.asp?clientPK=<%=rstClient("clientPK")%>'><%=rstClient("c

ompany")%></a>

  </td>

  <td>

   <a

href='ClientUpdate1.asp?clientPK=<%=rstClient("clientPK")%>'><%=rstClient("f

name") + "  " + rstClient("lname") %></a>

  </td>

  <td>

   <a href='NewProject1.asp?clientPK=<%=rstClient("clientPK")%>'><%varCPK 

rstClient("clientPK")%><b>NP</b></a>

  </td>



<form name=clientList method=post action='TestUpdateProject.asp'>



<%

 '==============================================================

  Set rstProject = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

  varPSQL = "Select * from Project where clientPK=" & varCPK

  rstProject.Open varPSQL, strSCSQLCon

  If Not rstProject.EOF Then

%>

  <td>



   <select NAME=select_pname<%=x%> align=left STYLE="width:200; height:10"

onchange="ChgPage(<%=x%>)">



   <option>Select Here



<%

   Do While Not rstProject.EOF

%>

    <option

VALUE="<%=rstProject("projpk")%>"><b><%=Trim(rstProject("pname"))%></b>

<%







    rstProject.MoveNext

   Loop

%>

  </select>

  </td>



<%

   rstProject.Close

   Set rstProject = Nothing

  End If



 '=============================================================

 rstClient.MoveNext

 x = x + 1

 Loop

 rstClient.Close

 Set rstClient = Nothing





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----- Original Message -----

From: "Colin Wisdom" <colin_wisdom@h...>

To: "aspx_beginners" <aspx_beginners@p...>

Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 4:44 PM

Subject: [aspx_beginners] Drop Down Listbox - Selected Item/Index





> I am trying to use a drop down list box to store a range of dates. I can

> populate the list with no problem at all but I'm having real problems

> identifying the list selected list item after the user changes it.

>

> I have tried both the HTML listbox control and the webforms control, both

> without success.

>

> I am trying to access it by retrieving the SelectedItem and/or

> SelectedIndex value, but it always seems to return the value for the

> original item and not the newly selected item.

>

> Any help would be priceless!!! :¬)

>

> Many thanks,

>

> Colin

>

>

Paul,



Many thanks for the advice, it was just what I was looking for!



Many thanks,



Colin