I am trying to develop a form where a user will be able to select a specific record from a large database through the use of a number of select lists. However, I do not want the user to be constrained to choosing a particular drop-down list in any particular order.
I can find numerous examples and tutorials of chained select lists, for example country-state-city, where the second select list is dependent on the first, and the third list is dependent on the second. What I am trying to develop is different in that the user may select any drop-down list to narrow the others, independent of any order the user chooses.
Example:
One select list may contain 25 different brands of automobiles.
Another list may contain a list of 25 auto types. (4 door, 2 door, truck, hatchback, convertible, etc.)
Another list contains a list of 25 different colors.
In the example I would like a user to select any of the three select lists to narrow down the other two and subsequently, either of the remaining two to be chosen in order to narrow down the third.
Can anybody help me with coding this?
Thanks in advance.
