how to get unselected listbox <selected> tag

[harisbudiman]

hi.. this is my first post :D
need help :confused:

i'm using asp classic and i don't know how to get unselected item from listbox


1st page: mail-form.asp
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<form name="form1" method="post" action="send-mail.asp">

<select id="theSelect" name="theSelect" MULTIPLE >

<option value="1">First Option</option>
<option value="2">Second Option</option>
<option value="3">Third Option</option>

</select>

</form>
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2nd page: send-mail.asp
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<%
'get selected item
dim itemSelected, itemUnSelected
itemSelected = Request.Form("selectedOptions")
%>
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my question is: how to get Unselected Item in send-mail.asp from mail-form.asp?


thx

[harisbudiman]

sorry, need correction for 2nd page: send-mail.asp

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<%
'get selected item
dim itemSelected, itemUnSelected
itemSelected = Request.Form("theSelect")
%>
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[yamaharuss]

It depends. is your list a static list and always just 1,2,3?

[harisbudiman]

It depends. is your list a static list and always just 1,2,3?

no.. it's dynamic
i have include file that retrieve the list from database

[yamaharuss]

Well, not sure why you would need to know the UNselected values but you will need to run the same query on send-mail.asp that creates the original list in your include, then either create an array or loop through the RS and create an array of all the values that are not included in the request.form return.

You might also be able to come up with some tricky way using Javascript on your form that places the unselected values in a hidden field.

[harisbudiman]

Well, not sure why you would need to know the UNselected values but you will need to run the same query on send-mail.asp that creates the original list in your include, then either create an array or loop through the RS and create an array of all the values that are not included in the request.form return.

You might also be able to come up with some tricky way using Javascript on your form that places the unselected values in a hidden field.

i've 2 listboxes, first is list of recipients, when user click one of the recipient, they will move to the second list (unselected). that's why i need to know unselected values.

sorry for wrong case i gave earlier, actually i don't need the "Request.Form" return.

thx 4 ur help :)

[yamaharuss]

This is more of a Javascript question. I would use an Ajax call to populate your second list and return all bot those selected in the first list.