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Re: dropdown menus [message #184013 is a reply to message #184012] Mon, 02 December 2013 15:01 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 06:09:18 -0800, Scott Johnson wrote:

> On 12/1/2013 6:25 PM, richard wrote:
>> http://mroldies.net/test/all60.php
>> working model
>>
>> <?php
>> //Array contents array 1 :: value
>> $myArray1 =
>> array('1960','1961','1962','1963','1964','1965','1966','1967','1968','1969' );
>> //Array contents array 2 :: key => value
>> $myArray2 =
>> array('1'=> 'A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S' ,'T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z');
>>
>> //Values from array 1
>> echo'<select name="Year">';
>> echo "<br>";
>> //for each value of the array assign a variable name word
>> foreach($myArray1 as $word){
>> echo'<option value="'.$word.'">'.$word.'</option>';
>> echo "<br>";
>> }
>> echo'</select>';
>> echo "<br>";
>>
>> //Values from array 2
>> echo'<select name="Letter">\n';
>> echo "<br>";
>> //for each key of the array assign a variable name let
>> //for each value of the array assign a variable name word
>> foreach($myArray2 as $let=>$word){
>> echo'<option value="'.$let.'">'.$word.'</option>\n';
>> echo "<br>";
>> }
>> echo'</select>';
>> echo "<br>";
>> ?>
>>
>> Again, all the sites I visit discuss this part of things.
>
> Discuss what? How to assemble a select box from an array?
>
>> When they do discuss the rest, they use a database.
>
> The rest of what?
>
>> For this excercise, I am NOT using a database. Just a straightforward 2d
>> array on the page itself.
>>
>> My goal is to populate the left column with the selected 2 items.
>> Showing the list of names.
>> Then the right column will show more data on that selected name.
>>
>> I can do this fairly easily with an iframe, but I want to try NOT using an
>> iframe for once.
>>
>> If I have to do this part with javascript, that's not a problem.
>> But, can javascript use the same php array as I have it?
>> My array now is in the form of $test[][].
>
> If you want it done with a simple selection of a drop down on your
> CLIENT, do YOU think with PHP being for the most part SERVER side that
> PHP can do it?
>
> OK OK don't hurt yourself, the answer for YOU is use JS.
>
> Secondly, javascript again for the most part being CLIENT driven, what
> array have you sent to the clients browser?
>
>> FYI, when you visit the page, slow systems may take awhile.
>> The file size is around 2mb.
>
> How in the heck do you have a 2mb page file? Never mind I don't think I
> want to know.
>
>
> Scotty

6900 rows, 12 columns with lots of data in each cell.
All those quotes, [], and = add up.
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