Firing Web Part Connection from Drop Down List

[Guest]

Hi,

After using the information contained within the Blog link below I have been
able to succesfully use Web Part Connections from Drop Down Lists in FP / SPS
/ WSS to fire data connections to another Web Part - a great function!

http://blogs.msdn.com/frontpoint/archive/2004/05/21/136873.aspx

However, I would like to now use the same approach to fire more than 1 web
part connection i.e. I select a value from a dop down list and 2, 3, or 4 web
parts fire to display data. Does anyone know if this is possible?

Thanks in Advance
Elliott

 

[clintonG]

If you want to learn to be competent you need to learn to avoid the use of
incorrect terminology so you can communicate with other developers and use
search successfully.

The proper term is "raise an event" not "fire a connection" and raising an
event in this context will "invoke" an "instance" of a Web Part by using a
PostBack event. There are other improper terms in that blog so be advised
the person that wrote the blog is a lame and the flakey terminology he uses
will waste your time.

Finally, the term to describe what you asked about is called a "dependent
listbox" and I know of nobody who has coded this yet to enable dependent
list boxes to be implemented as Web Parts but who knows? Now that you have
been provided with correct terminology you may find something after all.

Start here: news://microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices

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