Dropdown list behavior problem...

[SteveoAtilla]

Hey,

I have a customer application that has NUMEROUS dropdown lists.

Most behave properly - i.e., when the list is longer than the screen, the list continues off the bottom of the screen instead of stopping and displaying a scroll bar.

In some cases, there is a scroll bar, but it still goes off the bottom of the screen.

I have adjusted the height and font size of this dropdown list, for use on a touch-screen kiosk, and this may have something to do with it.

How do I correct this erroneous behavior?

Thanks,

Kahuna

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

Does this occur with a specific browser or with any browser?

 

[SteveoAtilla]

Does this occur with a specific browser or with any browser?

I have tried it with IE (versions 5 and 6) and get that behavior. Mozilla has other issues, and is considered incompatible.

If you mean have I had this problem on all workstations, the customer is testing that, but has not yet found a machine that it works on.

Kahuna

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

Sounds odd. How are you generating the list? Also what does the rendered HTML for the list look like?

 

[SteveoAtilla]

Sounds odd. How are you generating the list? Also what does the rendered HTML for the list look like?

Heres the Rendered HTML:

  <asp:dropdownlist id="drpWorkcenter" style="Z-INDEX: 116; LEFT: 48px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 224px"
   runat="server" Font-Names="Arial Narrow" Font-Size="X-Large" Width="488px" Height="48px" Visible="False"
   AutoPostBack="True"></asp:dropdownlist>

Heres the code that loads the list:

 [font=Courier New]  Private Sub LoadWorkcenterList()
    Procedure to load the Workcenter Dropdown list based on the Cost Center selected
   Dim MyCommand As New SqlCommand
   Dim CommandText As String
 
    Query the Database for all Workcenters that are under the Selected Cost Center
   CommandText = "SELECT WorkcenterNumber, WorkcenterName " & _
 				  "FROM dbo.WorkcenterList " & _
 				 "WHERE CostCenter = " & Session("CostCenter") & " " & _
   			  "ORDER BY WorkcenterNumber"
   SqlConnection2.Open()
   MyCommand = New SqlCommand(CommandText, SqlConnection2)
   Dim WorkCenterData As SqlDataReader =  MyCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
 
   drpWorkcenter.Items.Clear()
   drpWorkcenter.Items.Add("Choose your Workcenter")
 
   While WorkCenterData.Read()
  	drpWorkcenter.Items.Add(WorkCenterData.GetValue(0) & " - " & WorkCenterData.GetValue(1))
   End While
 
     lblWorkcenter.Visible = True
     drpWorkcenter.Visible = True
 
   SqlConnection2.Close()
   End Sub
 [/font]

Its not bound, but loaded at run-time, as the list can change at any time from another page in the site.

Thanks,

Kahuna