Dynamic DropDown list

yamaharn12 · May 9, 2008

Hi there,

im working with webfocus not so long.
Now i have to create a dynamic dropdown list in webfocus.

when i select left box category1, then right box should give me the values for this object.

when i select left box category2, then right box should give me the values for this object.

can u give me examlpes or in which documentation i can look. i already searched but i cant find help for this example.

thx for ur help
brian

yamaharn12 · May 9, 2008

forget to mentioned, that i get the values from sql statement in the fex-file.

FrankExp · Jun 20, 2008

You need a 2-step-method. There are (as allways) several solutions:

1. solution:
First fill the first box using a SQL-statement. Then, when the user selects a value in the first box, trip a second SQL-request and fill the second box with the corresponding values.
This will trip 2 requests to your DB and might seem to be inefficient. However it is very efficient.

2. solution:
First fill both the boxes with the values. In your javascript (client-side) you can deside wether a value is to be shown or not.
This is more complex on the client-side. And you still need to execute 2 SQL-statements to your DB.

Frank van de Kant

http://www.explicit.nl

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