Get attributes from listbox?

If you can't get the value from the Listbox, you could store the values you're loading into the Listbox into an array variable as well and then look up the name from the values in the array after the Listbox updates. Not the best approach, but it would work.

Understand where you are going David - and my thought was to avoid unnecessary DME calls to populate the related description label. Just thought since those attributes are getting loaded into the object there would have to be a way to reference them - but maybe not if they are only used in the display for the drop down logic...?

George,

With David's idea there would not be any unnecessary DME calls. We are currently using the same exact idea. Like David said, it's really not the best approach, but it works great. When you populate the Listbox you would also at the same exact time populate an array with the values that you want. Then when the user selects the value from the Listbox (let's say Employee Id) you would only have to find the match in the array (Employee Id) and populate your description label with any associated value you want from the array (say Employee First name). This way no extra DME calls would have to made and it would process very quickly as well (no excessive hang time after selecting value from Listbox).

Vindication!
I assumed the ListBox was being populated from a DME getting all of the values so what James said is true. If you load the values into the array then you don't have to do another DME to get the name again.

I'm not disagreeing that it is an effective work around - just seems redundant given that those values ARE attributes in the object - SOMEWHERE...

While definately true (the values out there somewhere), the effective work around will probably be quicker, effective, and will not sacrifice any speed nor validity of the information retrieved.

If you still would like to find where the values are, you can get them through the page's DOM. Depending on what approach you use (either manual or using a browser tool) depends on how long it will take to find the object containing the list values you are looking for. More then likely it will be buried within numerous frames and/or documents and you might have to reference it in the script through several object variables (specifically for ease of following code since the reference string could be very long if put into just one).

I think this is what you are looking for, I slapped a listbox onto a form and then tried to retrieve the attributes of the SPAN. The code includes loading the listbox and than retrieving a value. Of course this is just a sample and would need to be refined for you purpose but it is a starting point

function FORM_OnAfterDataInit()
{
//
//Variables to load listboxs
//
var Load01 = document.getElementById("VALUES_l75");

var ListVal1;

//
//Fill List Box
//

ListVal1 = document.createElement("span");

ListVal1.setAttribute("text","e1234");
ListVal1.setAttribute("tran","Robert");
ListVal1.setAttribute("disp","employee");

Load01.appendChild(ListVal1);

ListVal1 = document.createElement("span");

ListVal1.setAttribute("text","e1235");
ListVal1.setAttribute("tran","Roberte");
ListVal1.setAttribute("disp","employees");

Load01.appendChild(ListVal1);


ListVal1 = document.createElement("span");

ListVal1.setAttribute("text","e1235");
ListVal1.setAttribute("tran","Robertee");
ListVal1.setAttribute("disp","employeess");

Load01.appendChild(ListVal1);


//This is the important part
var vTest = document.getElementById("VALUES_l75");

alert(vTest.childNodes[1].getAttribute("tran"));
//End important part

//var vHold = "";
//for(var i=0;i //{
// if(vTest.childNodes.nodeName != " " && vTest.childNodes.nodeValue != "null")
// {
// vHold += vTest.childNodes.nodeName + " - " + vTest.childNodes.nodeValue + "\r";
// //alert(vTest.attributes.item(i).name);
// }
//}
//alert(vHold);
}