[html-formfu] dynamically filter a Select list

Tue Sep 15 20:34:58 GMT 2009

Ascii King wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> This is actually a Catalyst question, but since Byron brought it up 
> here I figured it's OK to ask it here.  I have an example of AJAX and 
> Catalyst that I can't get working. (AJAX is awesome, by the way)
> http://www.dev411.com/wiki/AJAX_Select_Chaining_with_Catalyst
>
> The example is exactly what I need, manipulating a select box after 
> the page has loaded. It uses HTML::Prototype and 
> Catalyst::Plugin::Prototype. Everything seems to be working except the 
> select field is not dynamically populated. It appears to be a problem 
> with the following line:
>
> <head>
> [% c.prototype.define_javascript_functions %]
> </head>
>
> This doesn't seem to do anything. I think it is supposed to load a set 
> of functions into the header, but when I check the in-browser source 
> code, nothing is there. I have installed HTML::Prototype and 
> Catalyst::Plugin::Prototype on my computer. Is there something I need 
> to add to my code to get it to recognize those plugins?
>
> _________________________________
I apologize for spamming the group with my idiocy. I had simply 
forgotten to add "Prototype" to the "use Catalyst" subroutine in the 
MyApp.pm file. It is working now.

Thanks.
(I am much embarrassed)