Re: DropDownList advice needed
From: dw (cougarmana_NOSPAM_at_uncw.edu)
Date: 02/10/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:13:44 -0500
Thanks, Peter and Kevin. I've scrapped the idea of the dropdown for the very
reasons you both pointed out. I'm developing the search/select option
instead. It's more code, but it's faster and more efficient -- plus it's
easier for users to find someone.
A followup which is kind of unrelated: My department won't go with ASP.NET
because they say if me and another developer leave, they won't have anyone
who can take over our code. And they say it's harder to learn than ASP.
They're all programmers (COBOL mostly), so to me this is bogus. Do you guys
know of some strong counter-arguments to the reasons these folks won't go
with ASP.NET? You don't have to convince me -- I'm sold on the technology. I
just need to convince the holdouts in our department who are scared of new
technologies. Thanks :)
"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
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>I hope someone in the Classic ASP newsgroup pointed out to you that 10,000
>(I didn't use the K because it makes it look a lot smaller than it really
>is) items in a drop-down list box on a web page (or anywhere else, but
>especially on a web page) is not practical, for the following reasons:
>
> 1. The page will take forever to load.
> 2. Depending upon the client, it could very well cause the client machine
> to run out of memory.
> 3. Nobody will ever be able to find the item they are looking for.
>
> Have you ever SEEN a drop-down list box with 10,000 items in it? Neither
> have I. Kind of makes you think, doesn't it?
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>
> "dw" <cougarmana_NOSPAM@uncw.edu> wrote in message
> news:O8pbRu3DFHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hello. I have a page that needs to display a huge amount of data in a
>> dropdown list (10k+). Is there an easier way to implement this in .NET
>> than in classic ASP? I asked this same thing in the classic ASP
>> newsgroup, and Curt_C was kind enough to respond and say that the best
>> way to do it is via a search/select mechanism. I just wanted to see what
>> better possibilities existed in ASP.NET. Then maybe I can convince my
>> department to quit dragging their feet on letting us use ASP.NET. Thanks
>> :)
>>
>
>
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