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eb22eagles
eb22eagles
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January 28, 2019
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Form Results

  • January 28, 2019
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Hello,

I'm trying to force my <cfselect> results to push content down on a page instead of overlapping. I've tried wrapping the <cfselect> inside of a DIV that has been styled with a CSS (accordion).

The accordion works, however, when I click on the drop down results instead of staying within the confinements of the DIV the results simply overlaps everything.

Has anyone tried displaying their results in another manner using an accordion? Or,

Has anyone been able to force the drop down to push the page's content down so it won't overlap?

Thank you.

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    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    January 28, 2019

    I hate to say it, and I know this isn't the answer you are hoping for, but I advise against using CFFORM or any related elements.

    The JavaScript and other libraries that Adobe uses for CFFORM are out of date, and can sometimes interfere with any JavaScript or jQuery code that is written by yourself.  And if you're using Flash (I hope you are not), then your form will soon become unusable, as Flash is dying and will soon no longer be supported in modern browsers.

    Your best bet is to use updated JavaScript, include jQuery if you like, and some kind of CSS library like Bootstrap to bring your code into the 21st century.

    V/r,

    ^ _ ^

    eb22eagles
    eb22eaglesAuthor
    Participant
    January 28, 2019

    Thank you for replying. I'm actually not the author of the code that I'm working with. It was inherited. No, it is not a flash form-- bonus.

    I will give that (use updated JavaScript, include jQuery ) a try. The results are pulling from a database that I have no direct access to.

    Thanks again!

    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    January 28, 2019

    Och.. few things make a job more difficult than not having direct access to the database.  Sorry for that.

    But, yeah, if you get away from the CFFORM (hopefully the project isn't using CFGRID) and do things manually, I think you'll have a better coding experience.

    V/r,

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