Drop Down List Access differenly from Server than Javascript

[dev2006v2]

Hello
I am populating the some controls at server side and others with Javascript because I am using AJAX.

The two Drop Down List gets populate by Javascript but when the user clicks "Search" button, then the server needs to get the selected values of the two drop down list to be processed at server side. The problem is that Javascript uses Form1.ddlName.options.text and Form1.ddlName.options.value. But server looks for
ddlName.selectedtext and ddlName.selectedindex. I can't get the value that the user has selected because it was populated by Javascript.

How can I pass the selected value to server? Someone recommended to store the value to a hidden field. I was able to set the hidden field value but I can't pick up the value on the server side.

Please Help!!!!
Thank you.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you're populating the hidden field correctly, and the field is inside the form, then you'd need to ask in the forum for whatever server-side language you're using on how to pick up form field values.

As I say - this is assuming you're populating the hidden field correctly.

Of course, I don't understand why you need a hidden field at all. You should be able to pick up values from any form field regardless of how it was set. As long as the field is in the form, not disabled, and has its value set before the form submission, you should be able to pick it up no problem server-side.

Maybe your server-side code is screwed? Again, for this, you'd need to ask in a more relevant forum.

Dan



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