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javascript_howto thread: Re: Extending type on drop downs


Message #1 by "Edmund Jayasuriya" <edmund.jayasuriya@b...> on Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:20:39
> Sean,

Are you the Sean from TW?

Edmund 
I have a drop down box pulling a standard type list of customers from a 
> database. 
> 
> My problem is this - If the user types in one letter the first entry 
> starting with that letter comes up (eg B, the first letter of BT), 
however 
> when they type in more than one letter (eg BT) the selection that comes 
up 
> does not show the correct selection!! I require the user to be able to 
> type in up to three characters and then show the relevant selection!
> 
> Any ideas anyone?
> 
> (currently am using vbscript as below:)
> 
> <td class="bgd5">
> 		<SELECT id=select1 class="input_bgd5" name="txtEquityID" 
> value="">
> 			<OPTION value="" ></OPTION>
> 			<%
> 			rsREF.Open strCParty,session("dbcon")
> 			Do while not rsREF.eof
> 				%>
> 				<OPTION class="input_bgd5" value="<%=rsREF
> ("CPartyID")%>">  <%=left(rsREF("CParty"),5)%> </OPTION>
> 				<%rsREF.MoveNext
> 			loop
> 			rsREF.Close
> 			%>
> 		</SELECT>
> 	</TD>
> 

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