Let's say I have a dynamic list/menu, which gets its values from a
database table, for example a list of contact people where the value is
an ID number and the label is the name. However, if the value the user
wants is not in the list I would like to place a hyperlink which
will...
(1) open a small window, with an ASP form to allow the user to add a
new entry
(2) save the entry to the database
(3) add that value to the list/menu in the parent window and make it
the selected option
(4) close the small window and return to the original window.
I can handle the code for 1,2 and 4, but 3 is what I'm not sure about.
I don't like the idea of forcing the user to leave the current screen,
go to some other form, add the entry they need to the lookup table,
then come back; this seems like a logical approach, but just wondering
how to make it work.
This seems like a common enough situation; anyone have any code samples
or suggestions about how to do this?
Thanks in advance, and email responses preferred.
Regards,
Derek Gould
Newfoundland, Canada
5  1971 
> (3) add that value to the list/menu in the parent window and make it the selected option
I can handle the code for 1,2 and 4, but 3 is what I'm not sure about.
I don't like the idea of forcing the user to leave the current screen,
go to some other form, add the entry they need to the lookup table,
then come back; this seems like a logical approach, but just wondering
how to make it work.
call the parent window to refresh when the child (modal?) is
closed/returned.
--
Curt Christianson
site: http://www.darkfalz.com
blog: http://blog.darkfalz.com
I don't want to refresh the parent window, since the user may have
completed half the form and I don't want to reset all values to
default. I just want to update the dropdown by adding the new item to
it, and set it as the currently selected option.
Derek wrote: I don't want to refresh the parent window, since the user may have
completed half the form and I don't want to reset all values to
default. I just want to update the dropdown by adding the new item to
it, and set it as the currently selected option.
Ok.. you never mentioned it was a DropDown, you said dynamic list...
guess I interpreted that differently.
Only way you can do this would be to pass the info to clientside
javascript, so the ASP group (where I'm answering you from is probably
not a good place to look.
--
Curt Christianson
site: http://www.darkfalz.com
blog: http://blog.darkfalz.com
Here's a small code sample you can paste to test out. you can pass your
dynamic values to get it to work. put this on the parent page and call
it from your pop-up, but remember to use the "opener" keyword >>
opener.addOption(val,val,val) so it will call the right place.
<html><head>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function addOption(combo,text,value)
{
var newOpt=new Option(text,value);
var len=document.getElementById(combo).options.length;
document.getElementById(combo).options[len]=newOpt;
document.getElementById(combo).options[len].selected=true;
}
</script>
</head>
<body >
<form>
<select name="sel" id="sel">
<option value="coke">Coca-Cola</option>
</select>
<input type="button" onclick="addOption('sel','Pepsi-Cola','pepsi')"
value="add" />
</body>
</html>
if you need more info on integrating it, just ask.
TheGeek
Thanks Peter; that works beautifully!! Appreciate it.
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