Thanks Jörn, Is there a tutorial or demo that shows what the php file that queries the db should look like, or in what format the results need to be returned in?
ie what does 'my_autocomplete_backend.php' look like? I've not been able to find one. Thanks in advance, Matt On Aug 25, 11:32 pm, "Jörn Zaefferer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The autocomplete plugin > (http://plugins.jquery.com/project/autocompletex) can do that. Set the > one up as usual, and configure the other one with a dynamic extra > paramter: > > $("#second").autocomplete("url", { > extraParams: { > first: function() { > return $("#first").val(); > } > } > > }); > > Jörn > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Mattl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Anyone know of a jQuery plugin similar to the Autocomplete that could > > do the following? > > > I have a mysql db with two columns, 'Lot No' and 'Description'. > > > I have a form with two input fields, 'Lot No' and 'Description' and > > I'd like the 'Description' input field to be auto-populated from the > > database based on the entry the user puts into the 'Lot No' input > > field. > > > ie if they typed in '1' into the 'Lot No' field then the 'Description' > > input field would call up the corresponding row entry to '1' from the > > database. > > > Hope I've explained this clearly enough... > > > Many thanks > > Matt
