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I'm trying to access the items in a listbox from a client-side vb script.

<asp:listbox id="ListBox1" style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 16px; POSITION:
absolute; TOP: 120px" runat="server" Width="400px" Height="104px"
AutoPostBack="True"></asp:listbox>

I've tried several different ways using document.form1.listbox1 but nothing
seems to work

Any help would be appreciated.

"Eddie Clark" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to access the items in a listbox from a client-side vb script.
>
> <asp:listbox id="ListBox1" style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 16px; POSITION:
> absolute; TOP: 120px" runat="server" Width="400px" Height="104px"
> AutoPostBack="True"></asp:listbox>
>
> I've tried several different ways using document.form1.listbox1 but
> nothing seems to work
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

<script>
for(var i = 0; i < document.form1.ListBox.length; i++)
{
if(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].selected)
{
alert(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].value + ' is selected');
}
else
{
alert(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].value + ' is not selected');
}
}
</script>

Also, note that JavaScript is case-sensitive, so there's no point in using
document.form1.listbox1 to try to refer to a dropdown whose id is actually
ListBox1...

Thanks Mark,

I am using vbscript but if I have to I'll use java, of course I'll have to
learn java

Also I'm only trying to access the first item in the list box. then I will
delete it from the server side.


"Mark Rae" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Eddie Clark" <> wrote in message
> news:%236v%...
>> I'm trying to access the items in a listbox from a client-side vb script.
>>
>> <asp:listbox id="ListBox1" style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 16px; POSITION:
>> absolute; TOP: 120px" runat="server" Width="400px" Height="104px"
>> AutoPostBack="True"></asp:listbox>
>>
>> I've tried several different ways using document.form1.listbox1 but
>> nothing seems to work
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> <script>
> for(var i = 0; i < document.form1.ListBox.length; i++)
> {
> if(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].selected)
> {
> alert(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].value + ' is selected');
> }
> else
> {
> alert(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].value + ' is not
> selected');
> }
> }
> </script>
>
> Also, note that JavaScript is case-sensitive, so there's no point in using
> document.form1.listbox1 to try to refer to a dropdown whose id is actually
> ListBox1...
>

Here' something I've tried

msgbox document.form1.ListBox.options[1].value

no luck

"Eddie Clark" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Thanks Mark,
>
> I am using vbscript but if I have to I'll use java, of course I'll have to
> learn java
>
> Also I'm only trying to access the first item in the list box. then I
> will delete it from the server side.
>
>
> "Mark Rae" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "Eddie Clark" <> wrote in message
>> news:%236v%...
>>> I'm trying to access the items in a listbox from a client-side vb
>>> script.
>>>
>>> <asp:listbox id="ListBox1" style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 16px; POSITION:
>>> absolute; TOP: 120px" runat="server" Width="400px" Height="104px"
>>> AutoPostBack="True"></asp:listbox>
>>>
>>> I've tried several different ways using document.form1.listbox1 but
>>> nothing seems to work
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> <script>
>> for(var i = 0; i < document.form1.ListBox.length; i++)
>> {
>> if(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].selected)
>> {
>> alert(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].value + ' is selected');
>> }
>> else
>> {
>> alert(document.form1.ListBox.options[i].value + ' is not
>> selected');
>> }
>> }
>> </script>
>>
>> Also, note that JavaScript is case-sensitive, so there's no point in
>> using document.form1.listbox1 to try to refer to a dropdown whose id is
>> actually ListBox1...
>>
>
>

"Eddie Clark" <> wrote in message
news:%...

> I am using vbscript but if I have to I'll use java, of course I'll have to
> learn java

Firstly, the example I gave you has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with Java - it
is JavaScript - similar name, but totally different technology...

> Also I'm only trying to access the first item in the list box. then I
> will delete it from the server side.

Do you mean the first item that the user has selected...?

"Eddie Clark" <> wrote in message
news:...

> msgbox document.form1.ListBox.options[1].value
>
> no luck

1) You said your dropdown's ID is ListBox1, not ListBox...

2) options[1] refers to the second option in the dropdown, not the first -
to refer to the first option, use options[0]