List does not allow to type text?

[vikas251074]

I am using following code to create list

          <tr>
            <td align="right">MIS No : </td>
            <td>
              <select name="mis_no" style="width:250px ">
<%              set rs = conn.execute("select a.mis_no, a.seq_no, a.lot_no, b.item_description from item_procurement_history_dtl a, item_master b where a.status = 'D' and b.item_code = a.item_code order by a.item_code, substr(mis_no, instr(mis_no, '/', -1)+1)")
                do while not rs.eof%>
                  <option value="<%=rs("mis_no")%>"><%=rs("mis_no")%></option>
<%                rs.movenext
                loop%>
              </select>
            </td>
          </tr>

But this code does not allow user to type some text. As soon as the user types text, common list element should be displayed from oracle table in list.
Is it possible?

Thanks and regards,
Vikas

[DrBunchman]

Hi Vikas,

Do you mean that when the user types a letter the value selected in the drop down will change to the first item that begins with that letter?

Dr B

[vikas251074]

Yes, exactly like that.

Thanks and regards,
Vikas

[DrBunchman]

In theory, it should do that already.

Can you do an experiment and create a drop down list manually and see if it works when you try it on that? It shouldn't make any difference whether it's a database generated drop down list or a simple html one so if it works on one it should work on the other.

Let me know what happens,

Dr B

[vikas251074]

Can I create such a list which allow user to type text also and display list element which is common to typed text?

Or simply can I create such a list which only allow to user to type text.

Thanks and regards,
Vikas

[DrBunchman]

Vikas, I'm still a little bit confused about exactly what you want.

Once you type a letter on the keyboard with the focus on an html drop down list (even one generated by ASP code) the list should select the first option that begins with that letter - are you saying that your drop down isn't doing this?

Or are you talking about a combo box where you can type text in a textbox which is also a drop down list? If so then this control cannot be created with html - there are some javascript solutions that go some way to mimicing the behaviour but I've not seen any that are perfect.

Dr B

[vikas251074]

Yes sir, I am talking about combo box. Thanks for suggestion. Now I think either to stop this here or try to explore in Javascript forum. Am I right, sir?

Thankd and regards,
Vikas

[DrBunchman]

Yes you could give it a try there. Take a look at these first as you may find something which helps you.

Good luck finding a solution.

Dr B

[vikas251074]

It is not useful. Anyway I will stop this thread now. I will not search any more about combo box.

Thanks and regards,
Vikas

[jhardman]

I don't think he's talking about a combo box, although that might give him the effect he wants. It sounds to me like he is asking for a text box that suggests words based on the first letter or two that he types in.

If this is what you are looking for, you can populate the list of options from a db using ASP but you will need a client-side technology to make the suggestions appear on the screen (this is also what DR.B. was getting at suggesting you use Java). You can probably find boiler-plate code for this using Javascript or a Java applet, but you would have to know the name for that effect in order to search for it, and I am not sure what that is called.

Let me know if this helps.

Jared

[vikas251074]

Now I think I can do this by using AJAX method.
I should use onkeyup() event in the input tag and then take this value and get the list display matching this entry.

I will try my best to do this way.

Thanks and regards,
Vikas