Hello all,
I am working on a website for a bookstore and have run into a bit of a snag.
I am trying to write a form where an admin can set the category for a book.
However, categories can be of an arbitrary depth so I need something which
resembles a windows "tree view." For example:
Primary category Art and Architecture
has subcategory history
has subcategory African etc etc.
I can't say in advance how deep the tree will go so don't know how many
select boxes to place on the form. Are there any examples out there of a
similar construction I can learn from. Though I do know html/cgi, I'm no
JavaScript/dhtml expert which I assume this will involve. From the
backend's point of view, the page would probably have to, when a category
was selected, query the server which would return any subcategories, that
part is simple enough. It's the frontend I am not sure of.
Thanks,
Shane
2  4501  sh************* **************@ cm.nu wrote: Hello all,
I am working on a website for a bookstore and have run into a bit of a snag.
I am trying to write a form where an admin can set the category for a book.
However, categories can be of an arbitrary depth so I need something which
resembles a windows "tree view." For example:
Primary category Art and Architecture
has subcategory history
has subcategory African etc etc.
I can't say in advance how deep the tree will go so don't know how many
select boxes to place on the form. Are there any examples out there of a
similar construction I can learn from. Though I do know html/cgi, I'm no
JavaScript/dhtml expert which I assume this will involve. From the
backend's point of view, the page would probably have to, when a category
was selected, query the server which would return any subcategories, that
part is simple enough. It's the frontend I am not sure of.
Try >>>-- comp.lang.javas cript -->
In the meantime, you may want to have a look at how your thesaurus might
be delivered - for example, when "Art and Architecture" are selected,
fill a second select with all the sub-categories including 'history',
which when selected creates a third select with the categories with
'african', etc.
There is an article on XMLHttpRequest here:
<URL:http://developer.apple .com/internet/webcontent/xmlhttpreq.html >
And a cross-browser example here:
<URL:http://developer.apple .com/internet/webcontent/XMLHttpRequestE xample/example.html>
--
Rob sh************* **************@ cm.nu wrote:
I can't say in advance how deep the tree will go so don't know how many
select boxes to place on the form. Are there any examples out there of a
similar construction I can learn from. [...]
Server-side programs like PHP, JSP, ASP and even perl are often used to
create dynamically generated pages. CGI is less common because it's
noticeably more difficult to use.
Web commerce/shopping programs often have support for categories.
Search for some that make the source code available.
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