Hello,

I would like to create a contacts web app using autocomplete.

I would like for a user to enter a few characters in a textbox (to lookup their first name), from the autocomplete/suggestion list, the user would select their name.

Based on the user's selection, the remaining fields will automatically fill in the user's demographic information (email, state, zip and telephone).

The information is stored in a SQL database.

I was able to create the autocomplete box but I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to link the other textboxes to the main/autocomplete box.

Can you please assist me with this daunting task?

JoedotNet35:

Can you please assist me with this daunting task?

Check this link

http://dotnetslackers.com/Community/blogs/kaushalparik/archive/2008/06/06/autocomplete-textbox-using-ajax-autocompleteextender-from-database.aspx

Thanks Richard,

I would like to know how to link multiple textboxs based on the autosuggest selected value.

Any suggestions?

Hi JoedotNet35,

You can handle the AutoComplete extender’s OnClientItemSelected event. At the Client side, when the event is fired, you can modify the other TextBox’s value by the parameters.

Here are some related threads:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1334120/2689275.aspx#2689275
http://forums.asp.net/p/1347908/2752240.aspx#2752240
http://forums.asp.net/p/1362679/2826434.aspx#2826434
http://forums.asp.net/p/1390447/2980670.aspx#2980670
http://forums.asp.net/p/1394408/2998947.aspx#2998947

Best regards,

Zhi-Qiang Ni