[html-formfu] dynamically filter a Select list

[Ascii King]

> If you go the route of dynamic-population via AJAX you can avoid the 'too much data' problem.  Initially don't put any data in the Select list, but once the user starts typing in the filter box do an AJAX query to pull only the filtered values into the Select list.  The form should load quickly initially since there isn't any data to load, and the filter queries should be pretty quick (depending on your data set and the filter being used) because the data will always be filtered.
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> Alternatively, you could do a multi-step approach: show a paginated list of doctor's names, with links to each letter of the alphabet to jump to last name at the top.  The user browses through the list and selects the doctor they want.  Then they are taken to your form page with the doctor's name put into a hidden form field, and they can fill out the rest of the data there.
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I'm not familair with AJAX, but I will look up that route as it seems to 
be be pretty much exactly what I want. I am also trying the paginated 
approach right now. I am having trouble passing variables around the 
different functions, though. (have I mentioned I'm not a strong perl 
programmer?) I may ask about that later.

Thanks Byron.