The download includes demo PHP scripts that you can look at. Or check it online via http://dev.jquery.com/view/trunk/plugins/autocomplete/demo/search.phps (linked from http://jquery.bassistance.de/autocomplete/demo/)
Jörn On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Mattl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 >
