Layout problem

[minckle]

Hi im trying to re-write an application we use at work using .Net. The app is currently written in Access.
Bascially its a search facility to find different agencies. Currently, the main search form has each letter of the alphabet and next to each one there are two dropdown lists, 1 containing towns beginning in that letter and the other containing counties. On the screen the user can only see the down arrow on each dropdown, when the user views the list the actual width of the list is alot greater than the width of the actual dropdown. This allows there to be so many dropdowns on the 1 screen. can you do something like this in .Net???


Whats the best way of laying this type of thing out in an internet application???
Are there any good search websites, set out with this type of thing where I can get some ideas??
What advice can you give me??

 

[jbenson001]

There is no way in ASP.NET to do that as far as I know. You may be able to do something with JavaScript.
However, I suggest a redesign of the page. Maybe you can have textboxes where they could enter either town or county or both, and then populate one drop down for town and one for county based on a "LIKE" of what they have entered. Just a suggestion.
There has been a post in here recently on chaning the size of a dropdown like you want. I am not sure if it was resolved. If you do a search in the forum you should be able to find it.
Jim