posted 17 years ago
Hello Nad,
I understand your requirement and as suggested by Ben, AJAX would be the best solution. But, if you do not want to use AJAX, then why not try to sell the concept of Lookup screen?
i.e. instaead of dropdowns, provide the user with a text box. Let user enter some value, or the initial alphabet of the value he/she is looking to select. Provide a link next to your text box as 'Look up' and then based on the value entered by user, retrieve the results in a new screen. User can then select a value from the displayed ones.
This will serve 2 things,
1. user gets refined data - he/she can search
2. you do not need to populate all the drop downs