Dynamically linked ajax drop down menus!
Any developer who has ever had to build a website which has two dynamically linked drop down menus for countries and provinces will know what a nightmare this is, especially if you’re aiming for ajax integration on top of the primary functionality!
NoBoxMedia has found a solution based on a few other sources. NoBoxMedia has packaged together a zip file, free to download, which has dynamic drop down menus with ajax for countries and areas. Here is an example of what I am referring to:
I have downloaded the source code, imported the database tables and tested it out and everything runs perfectly, what a great solution! Although it’s not the only solution available online, it’s one of the first ones which I have found completely seamless to get running :)
If you are interested in downloading the source code, simply click here!
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Christopher is the founder of iMod - Most of his time is spent building websites and pushing the limits with Search Engine Optimization. You can follow him on Twitter @ChristopherM
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Feb 20th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Very nice – coding one of those by hand is a pain :)
Feb 20th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Ye, I’ve built a couple accommodation type websites and each time I start one, there’s one thing on my mind – the search facilities! I remember grabbing a list of countries and provinces from some html source code on a government website, I then wrote code to str_replace, etc. and import into the database, it was a complete nightmare!
Never again!
Feb 21st, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I’m doing a project for the fresh produce exporting industry, obviously locations play a big role! Luckily I got the DevEx controls for .net and their tutorials, helping a lot.
This is a pretty good solution for those who don’t have the resources to go buy something. Free is always good ;) Nice find!
Feb 22nd, 2008 at 12:47 am
Ye mate, dynamic linked lists are a mission – I’ve struggled many times, hope you manage to sort it out – best of luck with the project!
Open Source appreciation to the max!
Jun 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Haha, can’t believe I only saw this now (Over a year later)!!! Thanks Chris, quite chuffed that nobox is on SA’s top ranked blog ;-)
Jun 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Haha, ya mate, how did you come across it all of a sudden?
Jun 4th, 2009 at 8:30 am
A new comment took me to the post. Randomly I clicked on the trackbacks to see what people are saying. Big smile when imod started to load!!!
Jun 4th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Awesome, love it when that happens – glad you sm:)ed!