Access Combo box

[jshurst]

I know I have seen this before (although maybe not on this forum). Can someone tell me how to make an asp.net combo act like an access combo? I want to be able to type in it. As I do I want it to automatically filter to that selection.

Thanks,

 

[tgreer]

HTML doesn't have a combobox widget. You have to program one. There's an article on my site on this exact topic:

http://www.tgreer.com/comboArticle.html

Thomas D. Greer

http://www.tgreer.com

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Training, Development & Consulting

 

[jshurst]

From looking at the example that it a little different than what I am trying to do. I don't what them to be able to enter a new value in the box, just "autocomplete" the value. Are you saying that this code can be modified for my situation?

Example: Let's say I have to values in the combo box, "Saab" and "Saturn". If I type "sat" in the box then it will automatically jump to "Saturn."

 

[tgreer]

Oh. The default select lists works ALMOST like that. While you can't type in a value into the actual "box", if you dropdown the option values, and start typing there, it will jump to the nearest matching option.

But yes, you could also modify that example to constrain to existing values, and search for nearest matches.

Thomas D. Greer

http://www.tgreer.com

Providing PostScript & PDF
Training, Development & Consulting