How to highlight selected data

lily611 · December 3rd, 2004, 02:00 AM

Hi
I am working on ASP.I have one registration form on which i am using a dropdown list for multiple selection.In the update profile i want to hightlight the selected values in the dropdownlist.
I hope i am clear to explain my need.
Plz help me in this regard.

Regards
Lily

Imar · December 4th, 2004, 06:11 AM

Are you building the drop-down dynamically? If so, just add selected="selected" to the items you need to select, as in the following pseudo code:

Code:

<select>
<%
  For Each Record in your Drop Down Items
    If Record Matches User's selection
      Response.Write("<option value="Something" select="selected">Something</option>")
    Else
      Response.Write("<option value="Something">Something</option>")
    End If
  Next
%>
</select>

If you're not building the drop-down dynamically, you probably should change that so you *do* build it dynamically. ALternatively, you can use client side JavaScript to preselect the items...

HtH,

Imar
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lily611 · December 4th, 2004, 07:04 AM

This is my dropdown list values where there are multiple values selected.

<SELECT size=3 name=Updateme multiple>

                                  <OPTION value="None">None</OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="Recruitment & Retention">Recruitment & Retention</OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="People Management">People Management</OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="Organisational Behaviour">Organisational Behaviour </OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="Performance Management" >Performance Management</OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="Strategic HRM" >Strategic HRM</OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="Training & Development" >Training & Development</OPTION>
                                  <OPTION value="HR Practices">HR Practices</OPTION>
                                </SELECT>

from the database the value="<%=objrs("areas")%>"

How to display the multiple selected values in the drop down list.

Imar · December 4th, 2004, 07:06 AM

And what does <%=objrs("areas")%> contain??

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lily611 · December 4th, 2004, 08:26 AM

objrs("areas") contains Recruitment & Retention,People Management,Organisational Behaviour .
Data is storing into the database with commas.

Imar · December 4th, 2004, 08:36 AM

In that case, the pseudo code will look like this:

Code:

<select>
<%
  ' Split objrs("areas") into an array
  For Each Record in your Drop Down Items
    For Each Item in the Areas Array    
      If Record Matches Item From Areas Array
        Response.Write("<option value="Something" select="selected">Something</option>")
      Else
        Response.Write("<option value="Something">Something</option>")
      End If
    Next
  Next
%>
</select>

Does this make any sense?

Imar
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lily611 · December 4th, 2004, 08:38 AM

I am very new in ASP programming, can u give the code and how to split the array.

Imar · December 4th, 2004, 08:43 AM

Dim myArray
myArray = Split("YourCommaSeparatedString", ",")

Also, look here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Cheers,

Imar
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Everyone is unique, except for me.