Re: The ominous drop-down menu

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From: Zak (Zak_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:19:07 -0800

Hi Kevin,

First of all Thank You for the quick response! Sorry for the abbreviations.
 What I mean by FFV is Form Field Validation. FFP is what you guessed, Form
Field Properties. The only remaining question that I am not clear on is
question 6. I pasted it directly below this paragraph. I have no idea what
this is referring to. This message is displayed after trying to exit out of
FFP. I don't know what a control is to begin to fix it. Any ideas?

"This control's name is not a valid identifier for scripting languages.
> > Consequently, any script that FrontPage generates may not work properly.
> > Before specifying validation criteria, please change the control's name so
> > that it starts with a letter, and subsequent characters are letters (A-Z
> > and
> > a-z), digits (0-9) or underscores ("_") Note: the letters must be ASCII;
> > extended characters are not allowed" Followed by a "OK" or "Cancel"
> > button
>

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

> Hi Zak,
>
> > 1. What is a Form Field Validation? Do I need this?
>
> Only if you don't want your users to enter invalid data, such as text where
> a number should be.
>
> > 2. Form Field Properties: What is the difference between "Display Name"
> > under FFV versus "Name" under FFP?
>
> You lost me there. Tip: Don't make up abbreviations. Use common
> abbreviations or spell it out.
>
> > 3. Because customers can only choose one link under the drop-down at a
> > time, will deleting the "Reset" button create any problem?
>
> The two issues are unrelated. The Reset button merely returns all form
> fields to the initial state they were in when the page loaded. Deleting it
> will not create a problem of any kind.
>
> > 4. Under FFP, what does "specify value" mean upon adding a selection to
> > the
> > drop-down menu? To me this would be a convienant place to specify a
> > hyperlink.
>
> I'm going to take a wild guess here, that "FFP" meand "Form Field
> Properties." I still have no idea what "FFV" stands for. In a drop-down list
> box (select object in HTML), the value displayed in the list and the actual
> value of the list item can be 2 different things. For example, the list
> might show state names, and the value of each state might be a number. If I
> understand your requirements, using a URL (NOT hyperlink) would be useful
> for the value.
>
> > 5. How do I attach a hyperlink to a selection?
>
> Again, interpreting your syntax, I believe you mean "how do I cause the URL
> of the page to change when an item is selected in the drop-0down list box?"
> A hyperlink is a specific kind of HTML that, when you click on it, changes
> the URL of the page to the new page's URL. To do this with a drop-down list
> box, you would use some JavaScript. Example:
>
> <select name="mySelect" size="1"
> onclick="if(this.selectedIndex > 0)
> document.location = options[this.selectedIndex].value">
> <option>Select One</option>
> <option value="http://www.takempis.com">TAKempis
> Internet Programming</option>
> </select>
>
> Note that the display name and value are different for the second option.
> The value is a URL. The display name is just a string.
>
> > 6. After adding selections under FFP I click "Ok" and receive the
> > following
> > message
> >
> I would advise taking the advice given in the message.
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> ..Net Developer
> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>
>

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