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Dynamic Dropdowns 2.7.1

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Overview Features System Requirements Showcase Support
Dynamic Dropdowns Create Dynamic Array Behavior

Create dependent, drill-down lists dynamically

Dynamically builds options for drop-down lists for efficient display and selection.

Point-and-click design-time interface

All the JavaScript and server-side code is generated for you to eliminate any painful, time-consuming hand-coding.

Excellent tool for simplified site navigation

Drill-down lists make it easy for customers to find what they want. Choose an item from one list to populate another – which can then populate another list or link to a page.

Fast, fast run-time effect

All data arrays are created when the page loads, so queries only hit the server once – which make for fast, efficient results.
Dynamic Select List

Drill-down lists made easy

Dynamic Dropdowns allow you to build one select list that is filtered by another. Choices from the first list determine what options are available in the second list. Selection in the second list could populate a third list, which, in turn, could link to the desired page or trigger some other information from being displayed.

Enhanced controls provide options

Dynamic Dropdowns works on dynamic pages, pulling information from a recordset created in Dreamweaver to create an immediately accessible array. Application server models supported include ASP-JavaScript, ASP-VBScript, ColdFusion and PHP.
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Add, Move, or Delete Select Lists

Dynamic Dropdowns allows you to create interactively controlled lists – without coding. Items can be added or removed from lists, moved up or down within the target list or selected all at once.

Enhanced controls provide options

Through the Dynamic Dropdowns interface, you can set a range of options, including leaving descriptive text, like "Next, select your item", at the top of the list. You can even choose to prepend the name of the parent list so that the relationship between the chosen list items is clear.

Windows

Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
Dreamweaver MX 2004, Dreamweaver 8, Dreamweaver CS3
Works with static and dynamic pages

Application Server Models

Coldfusion 6.x and later
ASP JavaScript
ASP VBScript
PHP 4.2 +

Macintosh

Mac Power PC 10.4.x, 10.5.x
Mac Intel 10.4.x, 10.5.x
Dreamweaver MX 2004, Dreamweaver 8, Dreamweaver CS3
Works with static and dynamic pages

Databases

Microsoft Access (with ASP and Coldfusion)
Microsoft SQL Server (with ASP and Coldfusion)
Oracle (with ASP and Coldfusion)
mySQL 4 & mySQL 5 (with PHP)
WA Dynamic Dropdowns gives you complete control over nested, data-driven dropdown lists. The behaviors in this suite populate the "Child" list from the selection in the "Parent" list as well as provide list controls implemented on form buttons. In this example, there are two Recordsets on the page one each for the Parent and Child dropdown lists. Making a selection (or multiple selections) in the Parent list triggers custom code that dynamically populates the child list without page resubmission thus saving on server processing bandwidth.

The rest of the WA Dynamic Dropdowns suite gives you the ability to select your favorite automobiles from the Child list into a third called the "Select" dropdown list where you can then prioritize your selections by moving them up and down. You can remove individual entries from the Select List or select them all excluding the top or bottom option in the list, as these are not valid car selections. As you can see, all of the functionality is achieved client-side with no page reloads so your server gets hit only once the first time this page is loaded.

Parent List
Server only gets hit once on the first page load!
1) Select car manufacturers from the parent list and see the child list dynamically populate with corresponding models. (multiple manufacturers can be selected using the CTRL or SHIFT keys)

2) Select car models from the child list and add them to the selected list by pressing the "Add to Selected" button. (multiple models can be selected using the CTRL or SHIFT keys)

3) Manipulate the order and content of the select list (multiple items can be selected using the CTRL or SHIFT keys).
Child List
Select List

Online Documentation

Technical Support

With your purchase of Dynamic Dropdowns, you receive 1 Technical Support incident, a value of $29.99. Technical Support Incidents are handled by senior support personnel quickly and efficiently. Intial responses to a submitted incident are returned within 2 to 4 business hours.

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