javascript solution for building a string from items clicked in a list

[Ian Davies]

Hello
I have been using php to extract data from a database. Some of the data is
put into a list on a web page. I wish users to click an item in the list
which is then copied into a text field. This can be repeated a number of
times, each time the item selected is added to the end ofthe string in the
text field. I understand javascript is the best approach to do this.can
anyone give me ideas about how to do this or if you know a solution already

Thanks
Ian

[Randy Webb]

Ian Davies said the following on 6/21/2006 2:39 PM:

Hello
I have been using php to extract data from a database. Some of the data is
put into a list on a web page. I wish users to click an item in the list
which is then copied into a text field. This can be repeated a number of
times, each time the item selected is added to the end ofthe string in the
text field. I understand javascript is the best approach to do this.can
anyone give me ideas about how to do this or if you know a solution already

And what happens if the user clicks something twice? Does it get added
twice or removed?

<select onchange="this.form.textAreaName.value += this.value">

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Randy
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[Ian Davies]

hi
thanks for your response

it will get added twice

ian

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Ian Davies said the following on 6/21/2006 2:39 PM:

Hello
I have been using php to extract data from a database. Some of the data is put into a list on a web page. I wish users to click an item in the list
which is then copied into a text field. This can be repeated a number of
times, each time the item selected is added to the end ofthe string in the text field. I understand javascript is the best approach to do this.can
anyone give me ideas about how to do this or if you know a solution

already
And what happens if the user clicks something twice? Does it get added
twice or removed?

<select onchange="this.form.textAreaName.value += this.value">

--
Randy
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices -

http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/