how to select make/model from populated sql query list?

[sayedsohail]

Hi,

Sorry for my silly question, I have got a form which contains 20 fields, one of the fields is a drop down list box, which contains a sql query results, this results are huge, thus i am worrying for the speed.

 

I thought about an option ie., populating the results in a separate window and onclick method just bringing the select info to my form field.

 

I am able to populate the results in a separate window, but just having problem in select the result from it.

 

Any suggestions, please advise.

 

Thanks

[monk.e.boy]

I guess you'd need javascript to return the result to the parent window.

 

You have a user interface design problem, not really a PHP question 

 

monk.e.boy

[sayedsohail]

can you please suggest or refer to any simple code site.  please.

 

thanks

[jitesh]

At pop up

 

<select ..... onclick="window.opener.document.formname_of_parent_window.any_hidden_com_of_parent_window's_form.value=this.value">

 

</select>

[sayedsohail]

thanks jitesh, when i open the popup window, its loosing focus, how do i set focus the popup window and restrict the user from performing other actions on the parent window.  please advise.

[monk.e.boy]

thanks jitesh, when i open the popup window, its loosing focus, how do i set focus the popup window and restrict the user from performing other actions on the parent window.  please advise.

 

You can't and for good reason, some evil spammer would do this and I'd lose all control of *my* browser.

 

You need to re-think how you are going to display this info. Take a look at ebay.com, they manage to display lists of millions of items by splitting them up into 20 per page and using product hierarchies.

 

Again, this is a user interface design problem, not a PHP problem. You need to ask a web site designer.

 

monk.e.boy