how to make a dropdown (single select) box searchable

[Roswitha Zepf]

Hi,

I have a select list with hundreds of entries and need the funcionality to search the entries.

How is the best way to do this

rgds

Roswitha

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

Do you mean "searchable as a field in the search function" or "searchable as I type because I've got way too many option entries to be useful in the field"

[Roswitha Zepf]

just searchable when typing in the dropdown box of the single list

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

The standard answer would be that you'll need to find or write a new custom-field type that implements code that provides your search.

However, some people have had some success using javascript that changes the way a select list works so that it uses the same system as components or labels, which do have a form of search.  I can't find a recent working example though.