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IE Multi Select Limit/Bug

IE Limits multi select

         

kdl_arg

10:14 pm on Mar 8, 2005 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Hello, sorry if you have all answered this before.

Does IE (6.0 for this test) have a limit it will allow for a form to use in an multi select.

This works in Mozilla :
I have an array I am capturing via PHP.
the script builds dynamic sql.
Based on some ids selected from a multi select box.
out of a list of 162 the form will no longer submit once I select 96 items. I can select 95 but not 96.

Sound familar to anyone?

BlobFisk

9:42 am on Mar 9, 2005 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Welcome to WebmasterWorld, kdl_arg

I think that a slightly more pertinent question here is does the user have a limit?

I would say yes. I think that quite often multiple select lists are used quite badly, in that they are used to allow people to choose too many items from an option list too large.

I would suggest that you use a table with checkboxes, but also try to group your items together, so that a user can select a whole group by checking one checkbox.

I find that it's always important to really think about hte mechanism that you are going to use to allow your users to choose or pick things - especially if the list is going to be quite long.

HTH

kdl_arg

11:38 pm on Mar 9, 2005 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



To answer my question , which you did not.

The reason is IE and the GET method do not work with large array of data.

Post worked fine.

BlobFisk

11:10 am on Mar 10, 2005 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Not wishing to beat a dead horse but I really do think that you should take into consideration the limits of a users ability/willingness to work their way through a really long list.

The ability of an engineer to develop a feature is one thing, however if that feature is no good to the user then the effort was a waste of time...

Just my humble opinion!

kdl_arg

2:49 pm on Mar 10, 2005 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Well thanks,

This is part of an App that is an internal Admin tool.
So the target audience is very controlled and aware.
THanks