Countries from dropdown

[Phreak]

Id like to allow a user to select their country and state (if from US) from a drop down list. Does anyone know where I can get a list of all the countries so I dont have to manually type in all 200 and some? Ive searched all over and cant seem to find a list of countries... any help?

 

[Robby]

I dont know where there may be a ready-made list, but you can parse these pages ...
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/country.asp

or...
http://www.allcountrycodes.com/

 

[Phreak]

Hey thanks! Thatll do just fine.

 

[Robby]

I parsed it... (I was bored)

List of 237 countries

 

[Merrion]

You know what would be a cool UI element - when you drop down the list it shows a world map instead of a list of countries and as you move the mouse over the relevant country the text changes to that country name...similarily US states or a map of Europe or whatever.

 

[Volte]

Perhaps you would be able to adapt your Hotspot control or whatever
it was that you made for VB6 to .NET and use it for that?

 

[Derek Stone]

Id feel bad for the poor chap who has to find the one pixel that represents Vatican City!

 

[Nerseus]

Maybe the right mouse button could zoom in to show real 3d maps (from Earthviewer or terraserver, for example). The control would cost you about $1000 per user for licensing, but would look *great* - and no trouble finding Vatican City. Heck, find a top-down satellite view of the pope himself! (Just click on his big white hat to select that country)

-Nerseus

 

[mutant]

That would be intresting
Anyone up for a challange?

 

[Merrion]

Perhaps you would be able to adapt your Hotspot control or whatever it was that you made for VB6 to .NET and use it for that?

The ImageMapVB control - yeah - that might be a possibility.....

 

[igloo iguana]

Originally posted by Robby
I parsed it... (I was bored)

List of 237 countries

How did you do that?
Could you show me?

Thanks