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ecustomwheels

11:08 pm on Oct 7, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Im looking to have a drop down list for my website that goes something like this?

have one box that is a drop down list of vehicle years
ex 2004

the next box that says make of vehicle
ex nissan mazda toyota

the next box would be model
ex maxima

Or if there is a program that does it thanks for any help in advance.

Or If I need to program this where is a good place to get someone to program it.
Thanks

penders

1:55 pm on Oct 8, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Is it java?

Not Java. Possibly JavaScript.

If your lists were static and not dependent on each other then it could be built just in HTML (that possibly sent its results back to a server side script).

However, by the sounds of it, your lists are dependent on a previous selection in which case you probably would need to use JavaScript.

If your lists are potentially very large then you might need to consider using AJAX (a combination of JavaScript and a server-side language) to send only the relevant data down the wire. Or you could go for a purely HTML / server-side solution (no JavaScript) - which your solution needs to fall back to anyway in order to be accessible to those with client side scripting disabled - but this is less interactive/friendly for your users.

The exact solution really depends on what you are trying to achieve.

ecustomwheels

2:54 pm on Oct 8, 2007 (gmt 0)

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So what do I need to do or where could I get something like this. Is there a place where I could hire someone to do this or a place that has this program already.

Trace

3:36 pm on Oct 9, 2007 (gmt 0)

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A search for "chained selects" should get you quite a few good resources.