HTML select control not displaying options properly.

[Nelson Petracek]

I have a HTML select control with size of 1 (essentially a drop down list
box) that I dynamically add options to using JavaScript. The options are
added to the select control when the user clicks the arrow button to expand
the list. The options are added properly, but the list does not seem to
know that it has a number of options at this point. It will drop down the
list, but only one option is shown...vertical scrollbars appear and the user
has to scroll through the list. If I click on the control again, then the
list expands to show 5 or 6 options.

Is there a way I can get the list to display more than one option in this
scenario? Maybe I need to preset the size of the drop down list (e.g. size
it to 5 or 6 options, even if fewer exist)? I am viewing the list using
IE5/5.5.

Thanks!

[Lisa]

Nelson:
If I read this correctly - that the options are added when the user clicks
on the list - ie in the on_click event for the list....then I would suggest
its more of there not being enough time to get the list populated before
you view it. Therefore the items exist the second time you visit the control.

Good luck
Lisa


"Nelson Petracek" <prgcmptsoln@home.com> wrote:
>
>I have a HTML select control with size of 1 (essentially a drop down list
>box) that I dynamically add options to using JavaScript. The options are
>added to the select control when the user clicks the arrow button to expand
>the list. The options are added properly, but the list does not seem to
>know that it has a number of options at this point. It will drop down the
>list, but only one option is shown...vertical scrollbars appear and the
user
>has to scroll through the list. If I click on the control again, then the
>list expands to show 5 or 6 options.
>
>Is there a way I can get the list to display more than one option in this
>scenario? Maybe I need to preset the size of the drop down list (e.g. size
>it to 5 or 6 options, even if fewer exist)? I am viewing the list using
>IE5/5.5.
>
>Thanks!