Maximum String Length

[BB101]

Im trying desperately to load data (6000-50000 records) into a select box, I have decided adding them in one at a time with new Option is just too slow so im compiling a large piece of HTML to use with outerHTML to re-render the entire select box at once. However, I seem to have a problem with my script and I can't see where. I am parsing a large string via a function parameter and trying to assemble the select box from there. However, im getting errors where I shouldn't be. Is there a maximum length to string variables in javascript? Is there an easy work around (using arrays perhaps)?

Thanks in advance

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

>> Is there a maximum length to string variables in javascript?

I'm not sure about this one - I've sucessfully had 64Kb in a string with no issues.

Are your problems possibly caused by something else - like unescaped apostrophes or quotes, for example?

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[BB101]

Im using RPC code to load the stuff in dynamically (if you dont know wot it is move on to another article).

This is a heavily snipped verson of the code coming out of the RPC

loadMembers("8", "0", "<option value='269' SELECTED>296@email.address[!SNIP!]<option value='30401' SELECTED>30401@email.address")}
rpc_remove(1);

This is then picked up by the following code:

//group_html[group_id][email_id] = html;
var group_html = new Array();
function loadMembers(group_id, email_id, str) {
  if (!group_html[group_id]) group_html[group_id] = new Array();
  group_html[group_id][email_id] = str;
  displayMembers();
}

function displayMembers() {
  var obj = o("groupList");
  if (document.forms['mail'].loadedEmail.selectedIndex > 0) {
    var email_id = document.forms['mail'].loadedEmail.options[document.forms['mail'].loadedEmail.selectedIndex].value;
  } else {
    var email_id = 0;
  }
  
  var html = "<select name='member[]' id='memberList' size=10 multiple style='width: 200px;'>";
  for (var i=1; i<obj.options.length; i++) {
    if (obj.options[i].selected) {
      var group_id = obj.options[i].value;
      if (!group_html[group_id] || !group_html[group_id][email_id]) {
        rpc("getMembers.php", "group_id=" + group_id + (email_id == 0 ? "" : "&email_id=" + email_id));
      } else {
        html += group_html[group_id][email_id];
      }
    }
  }
  html += "</select>";
  o("memberList").outerHTML = html;
}

This makes an error on line 1 (nice and vauge). Anyone?

Thanks

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[BB101]

one less } and a semi-colon later and all is working

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