Re: producing results from list of choices

Hey  Adrian, that's exactly what I'm looking for!   I have a directory site, 
where someone puts in the suburb they live in (anywhere in the country) and 
the database gives them  the  names and addresses of some of our customers 
in their area.

The problem arises cos there's 5800 identified suburbs around Australia.  
That's a kinda long drop down list.   So I'm wanting to have them put their 
state first, ( or perhaps a part of a state e.g.  northern Vicoria) and then 
have a drop down list of the suburbs in that part of the country.

Can you give us more details of how you do this?  And which flavour of 
javascript you're using?

Cheers,
Mike Kear
AFP Web Development
Windsor, NSW, Australia

>From: "Adrian Harris" <adrian(at)gn.apc.org>
>To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
>Subject: Re: producing results from list of choices
>Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:22:51 -0000
>
>Hi Denise,
>Sounds like a database job to me. How many names are on the list? I have
>used several linked JavaScript drop down menus that would allow you select
>(say) Area in the first menu and that then changes the list of options in
>the second menu (say Specializations available in that area).
>Adrian Harris,
>GreenNet Design
>'World Class web sites that won't cost the Earth'
>http://www.gn.apc.org/design
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: denise <denise(at)amun-ra.demon.co.uk>
>To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 8:49 PM
>Subject: producing results from list of choices
>
>
> > Dear All
> >
> > I have to admit that I haven't looked much on the HWG website for
> > an answer because to be honest I'm not really sure what I am
> > looking for.
> >
> > I have a list of people, all mediators, which shows their name,
> > address, professional background and what their mediation
> > specialities are.  I have also got this same list split into
> > geographical areas covered.
> >
> >
> > What I would like to do now, is give people a choice to pick from
> > the following:-  (just an example)
> >
> > the area (from a list of towns and counties)
> > the professional background (from a list of what we have available)
> > the mediation area wanted (from a list of specialities)
> >
> > Once the person has chosen the criteria they are looking for (one
> > or all of these selections), they are then presented with a list of
> > mediators which fit their requirements or receive a message to say
> > that there are none which fit.
> >
> > I don't know whether I need a search engine, or whether Javascript
> > or some type of form coding is required.
> >
> > I'd appreciate some guidance please as this is something I've never
> > done before.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Denise
> >
>

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