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Stripe-man

2006-Jun-16 10:32 UTC

can someone please show me how to feed a drop down ....

Hi there...

I have a html page that i have to use as a template page for an exucuting
CGI file. (search engine).  that source can not be modified on that CGI.

The CGI file pulls in the template file and provides a way to format the
resulting CGI output.  (the htm template have has CSS in it to formate the
CGI resulting page)
of cource with html being stateless .. i have no way to put a feed drop down
on that htm template that is populated from the Db.  Least by conventional
methods...

Is it possible to feed a drop down onto an HTML page that populated from a
DB using  and then post the result to the page (once form is submitted)?
IE.. a list of authors or something?

This does not sound like an easy thing to do..

Thanks for any help in this matter...

Terry


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Kjell Bublitz

2006-Jun-16 10:56 UTC

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Re: can someone please show me how to feed a drop down ....

Erm.. i am not sure if i really understood what you are trying to do. It
sounds that you can''t edit the template you are refer to so.. you
should
have a look on the script.aculo.us Builder functions. With them you can
create your dropdown with javascript and "attach" it anywhere in the
DOM of
your result or searchpage. No need to edit HTML then.

var myFormID = ''search'';
var myDropDown = Builder.node(''select'',
{name:''searchtype''}, [
   Builder.node(''option'', {value:''1''},
[''fruits'']);
   Builder.node(''option'', {value:''2''},
[''music'']);
   Builder.node(''option'', {value:''3''},
[''cars'']);
]);
$(myFormID).appendChild( myDropDown );

I hope this helps you.

On 6/16/06, Stripe-man <remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> Hi there...
>
> I have a html page that i have to use as a template page for an exucuting
> CGI file. (search engine).  that source can not be modified on that CGI.
>
> The CGI file pulls in the template file and provides a way to format the
> resulting CGI output.  (the htm template have has CSS in it to formate the
> CGI resulting page)
> of cource with html being stateless .. i have no way to put a feed drop
> down on that htm template that is populated from the Db.  Least by
> conventional methods...
>
> Is it possible to feed a drop down onto an HTML page that populated from a
> DB using  and then post the result to the page (once form is submitted)?
> IE.. a list of authors or something?
>
> This does not sound like an easy thing to do..
>
> Thanks for any help in this matter...
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
>
>
>

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Stripe-man

2006-Jun-16 11:03 UTC

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Re: can someone please show me how to feed a drop down ....

Thanks so much for your reply... JS would work.. thast why I thought to
email this list...
but i dont understand what Builder functions you are refering to on his
site... please note that I am
fairly new to JS  and definatly new to this ajax stuff.  do you or would you
happen to have a working example..

I can edit the template file.. but its the CGI file that I can not edit.

The CGI points to the template file internally.. (cant mod the CGI because
its complied c++)
and the template is a htm file with only css info in it (the head tags)  I
think thats why JS will work... in doing what im trying to do..
i hope.. does this make a little more sence ?

Tanks much ,
Terry

On 6/16/06, Kjell Bublitz
<m3nt0r.de-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> Erm.. i am not sure if i really understood what you are trying to do. It
> sounds that you can''t edit the template you are refer to so.. you
should
> have a look on the script.aculo.us Builder functions. With them you can
> create your dropdown with javascript and "attach" it anywhere in
the DOM of
> your result or searchpage. No need to edit HTML then.
>
> var myFormID = ''search'';
> var myDropDown = Builder.node(''select'',
{name:''searchtype''}, [
>    Builder.node(''option'', {value:''1''},
[''fruits'']);
>    Builder.node(''option'', {value:''2''},
[''music'']);
>    Builder.node(''option'', {value:''3''},
[''cars'']);
> ]);
> $(myFormID).appendChild( myDropDown );
>
> I hope this helps you.
>
>
> On 6/16/06, Stripe-man <
remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi there...
>
> I have a html page that i have to use as a template page for an exucuting
> CGI file. (search engine).  that source can not be modified on that CGI.
>
> The CGI file pulls in the template file and provides a way to format the
> resulting CGI output.  (the htm template have has CSS in it to formate the
> CGI resulting page)
> of cource with html being stateless .. i have no way to put a feed drop
> down on that htm template that is populated from the Db.  Least by
> conventional methods...
>
> Is it possible to feed a drop down onto an HTML page that populated from a
> DB using  and then post the result to the page (once form is submitted)?
> IE.. a list of authors or something?
>
> This does not sound like an easy thing to do..
>
> Thanks for any help in this matter...
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
>
>
>

-- 
"I have learned that you should''nt compare yourself to others -
they are
more screwed up than you think." ...unknown

"In the 60''s, people took acid to make the world weird.  Now the
world is
weird and people take Prozac to make it normal." ..unknown
_____________________________
Terry Remsik
stripe-man.dyndns.org
remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org


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Kjell Bublitz

2006-Jun-16 11:32 UTC

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Re: can someone please show me how to feed a drop down ....

Yes, i think i know now.. Download the script.aculo.us package (thats one of
the maintopics in this list). Within are various javascript files. For what
you are will only need the "prototype.js" and the
"builder.js" in your
Head-Tag.
<script src=... etc..>

Now what you need to know is the name, or even better the "id" of your
Form-Tag (from the CGI), because the javascript needs to know where to
generate our drop-down.

In my example i provided a variable for this named "myFormID" and set
it to
"search" assuming your form-tag looks like so:
<form action="your.cgi" method="post"
id="search">

You can change that to your needs, should work assuming you have an id= in
your form. Since you said that it uses CSS it is most likely the case...

Next i begin to create a select box with it''s options.
My example will create HTML like so:
<select name="searchtype">
   <option value="1">fruits</option>
   <option value="2">music</option>
   <option value="3">cars</option>
</select>

And finally we use our "myFormID" and add our new select box. This is
done
with "appendChild". Child is because Form is our parent (i.e. the next
higher element).

Now if someone submits that form the value of "searchtype" will be
submitted.

I don''t know how you implemented this search-form in particular, a link
would help, but this is the basic procedure i would follow using javascript.
To use the Builder function/example i suggest to add a script-block
containing the Builder.node code right below your search-form.

Regards,
Kjell

On 6/16/06, Stripe-man <remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> Thanks so much for your reply... JS would work.. thast why I thought to
> email this list...
> but i dont understand what Builder functions you are refering to on his
> site... please note that I am
> fairly new to JS  and definatly new to this ajax stuff.  do you or would
> you happen to have a working example..
>
> I can edit the template file.. but its the CGI file that I can not edit.
>
> The CGI points to the template file internally.. (cant mod the CGI because
> its complied c++)
> and the template is a htm file with only css info in it (the head tags)  I
> think thats why JS will work... in doing what im trying to do..
> i hope.. does this make a little more sence ?
>
> Tanks much ,
> Terry
>
>
> On 6/16/06, Kjell Bublitz
<m3nt0r.de-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org > wrote:
> >
> > Erm.. i am not sure if i really understood what you are trying to do.
It
> > sounds that you can''t edit the template you are refer to so..
you should
> > have a look on the script.aculo.us Builder functions. With them you
can
> > create your dropdown with javascript and "attach" it
anywhere in the DOM of
> > your result or searchpage. No need to edit HTML then.
> >
> > var myFormID = ''search'';
> > var myDropDown = Builder.node(''select'',
{name:''searchtype''}, [
> >    Builder.node(''option'',
{value:''1''}, [''fruits'']);
> >    Builder.node(''option'',
{value:''2''}, [''music'']);
> >    Builder.node(''option'',
{value:''3''}, [''cars'']);
> > ]);
> > $(myFormID).appendChild( myDropDown );
> >
> > I hope this helps you.
> >
> >
> > On 6/16/06, Stripe-man <
remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there...
> >
> > I have a html page that i have to use as a template page for an
> > exucuting CGI file. (search engine).  that source can not be modified
on
> > that CGI.
> >
> > The CGI file pulls in the template file and provides a way to format
the
> > resulting CGI output.  (the htm template have has CSS in it to formate
the
> > CGI resulting page)
> > of cource with html being stateless .. i have no way to put a feed
drop
> > down on that htm template that is populated from the Db.  Least by
> > conventional methods...
> >
> > Is it possible to feed a drop down onto an HTML page that populated
from
> > a DB using  and then post the result to the page (once form is
submitted)?
> > IE.. a list of authors or something?
> >
> > This does not sound like an easy thing to do..
> >
> > Thanks for any help in this matter...
> >
> > Terry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> > Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> > Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> "I have learned that you should''nt compare yourself to others
- they are
> more screwed up than you think." ...unknown
>
> "In the 60''s, people took acid to make the world weird.  Now
the world is
> weird and people take Prozac to make it normal." ..unknown
> _____________________________
> Terry Remsik
> stripe-man.dyndns.org
> remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
>
>
>

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Stripe-man

2006-Jun-16 11:45 UTC

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Re: can someone please show me how to feed a drop down ....

ok.. i will see if i can get the id from the cgi file.. (will have to ask
them for it)
its gets a bit trickier because the script must point to an php page to do
this work so that it can be populated backinto the htm page (templatepage..)
do u think the above (once i get the id name) will work ?

On 6/16/06, Kjell Bublitz
<m3nt0r.de-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> Yes, i think i know now.. Download the script.aculo.us package (thats one
> of the maintopics in this list). Within are various javascript files. For
> what you are will only need the " prototype.js" and the
"builder.js" in
> your Head-Tag.
> <script src=... etc..>
>
> Now what you need to know is the name, or even better the "id" of
your
> Form-Tag (from the CGI), because the javascript needs to know where to
> generate our drop-down.
>
> In my example i provided a variable for this named "myFormID" and
set it
> to "search" assuming your form-tag looks like so:
> <form action="your.cgi" method="post"
id="search">
>
> You can change that to your needs, should work assuming you have an id= in
> your form. Since you said that it uses CSS it is most likely the case...
>
> Next i begin to create a select box with it''s options.
> My example will create HTML like so:
> <select name="searchtype">
>    <option value="1">fruits</option>
>    <option value="2">music</option>
>    <option value="3">cars</option>
> </select>
>
> And finally we use our "myFormID" and add our new select box.
This is done
> with "appendChild". Child is because Form is our parent (i.e. the
next
> higher element).
>
> Now if someone submits that form the value of "searchtype" will
be
> submitted.
>
> I don''t know how you implemented this search-form in particular, a
link
> would help, but this is the basic procedure i would follow using
javascript.
> To use the Builder function/example i suggest to add a script-block
> containing the Builder.node code right below your search-form.
>
> Regards,
> Kjell
>
> On 6/16/06, Stripe-man <remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks so much for your reply... JS would work.. thast why I thought
to
> > email this list...
> > but i dont understand what Builder functions you are refering to on
his
> > site... please note that I am
> > fairly new to JS  and definatly new to this ajax stuff.  do you or
would
> > you happen to have a working example..
> >
> > I can edit the template file.. but its the CGI file that I can not
edit.
> >
> > The CGI points to the template file internally.. (cant mod the CGI
> > because its complied c++)
> > and the template is a htm file with only css info in it (the head
tags)
> > I think thats why JS will work... in doing what im trying to do..
> > i hope.. does this make a little more sence ?
> >
> > Tanks much ,
> > Terry
> >
> >
> > On 6/16/06, Kjell Bublitz
<m3nt0r.de-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org > wrote:
> > >
> > > Erm.. i am not sure if i really understood what you are trying to
do.
> > > It sounds that you can''t edit the template you are refer
to so.. you should
> > > have a look on the script.aculo.us Builder functions. With them
you
> > > can create your dropdown with javascript and "attach"
it anywhere in the DOM
> > > of your result or searchpage. No need to edit HTML then.
> > >
> > > var myFormID = ''search'';
> > > var myDropDown = Builder.node(''select'',
{name:''searchtype''}, [
> > >    Builder.node(''option'',
{value:''1''}, [''fruits'']);
> > >    Builder.node(''option'',
{value:''2''}, [''music'']);
> > >    Builder.node(''option'',
{value:''3''}, [''cars'']);
> > > ]);
> > > $(myFormID).appendChild( myDropDown );
> > >
> > > I hope this helps you.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/16/06, Stripe-man <
remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi there...
> > >
> > > I have a html page that i have to use as a template page for an
> > > exucuting CGI file. (search engine).  that source can not be
modified on
> > > that CGI.
> > >
> > > The CGI file pulls in the template file and provides a way to
format
> > > the resulting CGI output.  (the htm template have has CSS in it
to formate
> > > the CGI resulting page)
> > > of cource with html being stateless .. i have no way to put a
feed
> > > drop down on that htm template that is populated from the Db. 
Least by
> > > conventional methods...
> > >
> > > Is it possible to feed a drop down onto an HTML page that
populated
> > > from a DB using  and then post the result to the page (once form
is
> > > submitted)?  IE.. a list of authors or something?
> > >
> > > This does not sound like an easy thing to do..
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help in this matter...
> > >
> > > Terry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> > > Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> > > Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "I have learned that you should''nt compare yourself to
others - they are
> > more screwed up than you think." ...unknown
> >
> > "In the 60''s, people took acid to make the world weird. 
Now the world
> > is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal." ..unknown
> > _____________________________
> > Terry Remsik
> > stripe-man.dyndns.org
> > remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Rails-spinoffs mailing list
> > Rails-spinoffs-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
> >
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
>
>
>

-- 
"I have learned that you should''nt compare yourself to others -
they are
more screwed up than you think." ...unknown

"In the 60''s, people took acid to make the world weird.  Now the
world is
weird and people take Prozac to make it normal." ..unknown
_____________________________
Terry Remsik
stripe-man.dyndns.org
remsikt-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org


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