Re: Databases

by "Wendy L. Miller" <wink(at)abts.net>

 Date:  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 18:42:12 -0500
 To:  "Html WritersGuild" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 References:  netcom snet
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Hi,

    This isn't something I've seen before; do you have an example in action
(web site URL?).  I need something similar and don't quite understand how
this works.

Thanks,

Wendy Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Cohen <jcohen02(at)snet.net>

> Rick -
>
> For the list, all you need is an html selection list that looks like this
>
> <!--- <SELECT>
> <OPTION SELECTED>item one
> <OPTION>item two
> <OPTION>item three
> </SELECT>
> --->
>
> Of course, remove the remarks, and place it inside of a form. For a price
> range selection, you could do the same sort of thing, and put up a list of
> price ranges that takes a client to an html page based on a selection. Of
> course, a searchable database is a more elegant solution.
>
> Jeffrey Cohen
> ImageWorks
>
> Rick wrote:
>
> >     Hello, I don't even know if I'm in the right ball park, but I need
> > to make a drop down list of all 50 states in the US and when someone
> > would click on one, it would take them to info on that state in the same
> > web site that I've made.
> >     I also need to make a searchable link for a real estate company so
> > customers can search for property in whatever price range they type in.
> > Am I correct in thinking I have to create searchable databses to do
> > this?  If so, where can I find information to crerate these?  Thank you
> > for any help anyone can give me! Rick Miller
>

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