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?

Here's 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>
  

 

Here's 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]            

 

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

 

Thanks,

 

Kahuna