I'll try that. Thanks.
-----Original Message----- From: morgan lindley [mailto:greyk...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:45 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: odd (I think) ajax related problem Use the complete/success/callback of your ajax call to run this code block: var x = $('#TheBldg').val(); // storage of passed parameter alert(x); if ( x.length > 0 ) { $('#bldgID').val(x).prop('selected',true); } That should ensure the select is available to jquery before attempting to set it to selected. On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Stephens, Larry V <steph...@iu.edu> wrote: > > No error but I don't think it kills the render - just delays it. It works > okay when I insert what amounts to a delay with the alert(). > > Only tried it in Firefox so far. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:54 AM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: odd (I think) ajax related problem > > > Are you getting an error? If so, what is it? If not, I suspect the > large number of values for the form select may be killing your page > render. Are you having the same results in all browsers? > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Stephens, Larry V <steph...@iu.edu> > wrote: > > > > 1. Load a page > > 2. Use an ajax call and jQuery to populate a select (verified that the > value I'm seeking is loaded) > > > > 3. Using a passed parameter (stored in a hidden field), set the proper > option to selected (and this code could be optimized, before anyone > mentions it) > > > > I've done this many times and it works. > > > > This time it doesn't. If I put in an alert (originally done to make sure > the value I want is really there), then it works. Without the alert, it > doesn't. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:355827 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
