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Chapter 26: Retrieving and Formatting Data
Multiple selection lists
ColdFusion treats the result when a user selects multiple choices from a list box (HTML input
type
select
with attribute
multiple
) just like results of selecting multiple check boxes. The data
made available to your page from any multiple selection list box is a comma-delimited list of the
entries selected by the user; for example, a list box could contain the four entries: Training,
Marketing, HR, and Sales. If the user selects Marketing and Sales, the form field variable value is
Marketing,Sales.
You use multiple selection lists to search a database in the same way that you use check boxes.
Handling numeric values
Suppose you want the user to select departments from a multiple-selection list box. The query
retrieves detailed information on the selected department(s):
Select one or more companies to get more information on:
<select name="SelectDepts" multiple>
<option value="1">Training
<option value="2">Marketing
<option value="3">HR
<option value="4">Sales
</select>
If the user selects the Marketing and Sales items, the value of the SelectDepts form field is 2,4. If
this parameter is used in the following SQL statement:
SELECT *
FROM Departmt
WHERE Dept_ID IN (#form.SelectDepts#)
the following statement is sent to the database:
SELECT *
FROM Departmt
WHERE Dept_ID IN (2,4)
Handling string values
Suppose you want the user to select departments from a multiple selection list box. The database
search field is a string field. The query retrieves detailed information on the selected
department(s):
<select name="SelectDepts" multiple>
<option value="Training">Training
<option value="Marketing">Marketing
<option value="HR">HR
<option value="Sales">Sales
</select>
If the user selects the Marketing and Sales items, the SelectDepts form field value is
Marketing,Sales.
Just as you did when using check boxes to search database fields containing string values, use the
ColdFusion
ListQualify
function with multiple-selection list boxes:
SELECT *
FROM Departmt
WHERE Dept_Name IN (#ListQualify(Form.SelectDepts,"'")#)
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