By kyutums on

I plan to create a directory of events. Users can narrow their search via pull down menus (I plan to use CCK to create the content). For example, they can first select California as the state (1st pull down menu - states), then all cities under California will appear on a second pull down menu (cities of a particular state).

I'm not sure if this can be done though. Right now, vocabularies contain all levels below it in a tree like manner. Is it possible to have separate vocabularies (state and city) and just somehow link them in a restrictive manner (eg. If California is chosen as the state, only cities under California can be chosen on the second option).

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cubicray’s picture

cubicray commented

If your using taxonomy, take a look at Content Taxonomy (note: patch) module with Active Select module.
Also, take a look at this custom solution: Dependent Dropdowns in CCK, a Tutorial | Mooffie's place

Other people looking for similar solutions (in chronological order):
howto best approach a geographic based website | drupal.org
Using Countries (Location module) as Taxonomy Tags (Category module) | drupal.org
Thoughts About A Drupal Drill Down System | Lullabot
How on earth would this be done!? taxonomy? category? CCK? nodereference? active select? cant figure it out!!!!! :S | drupal.org
Dependent fields | drupal.org
Category View + Active Select on Filters | drupal.org
How can I get a Category selection to enable a different vocabulary to show? | drupal.org
Catagorizing by location using Javascript or AJAX, is it possible? | drupal.org
Dynamic Form - Select (Jump) Menus - State -> City -> Store | drupal.org
Good payment available for someone to enable dynamic dropdowns system on our 5.1 site | drupal.org
dynamic form with form api | drupal.org
long lists of countries and cities in taxonomy | drupal.org
Not possible? How to accomplish " city / area " type relation with taxonomy or category module? | drupal.org
Please make Dependent Dropdowns for 5.1 | drupal.org
How to create a AJAX custom depend fields 'Country' ->'City' like to | drupal.org
Dependent Dropdowns - The Great Unsolved Mystery (part 47) | drupal.org
Drop down menu auto population | drupal.org
location, cck, views, activeselect and taxonomy; your input is requested... | drupal.org
Taxonomy and Active Select help | drupal.org
Classifieds (CCK) for more than one states (with Federal States) | drupal.org
Categories & sub categories in separate dropdown list box | drupal.org
More complex form building: like EBAY categories | drupal.org

Good luck.

Update: The Dependent Dropdown/Drill Down interface pattern can be used to add (categorize) content or search (view) content. I've been trying to use it for the first type, to add (categorize) content. uBrowser module might be what you're looking for if you want a solution that provides an interface to search (view) content. The Views module might also support this pattern. However, if you're looking for a solution to add content, check out the links at the top.
I'm still learning about this stuff myself. Sorry if things aren't so clear.

Other modules that might be related are: Taxonomy Filter, Refine by taxonomy, Taxonomy Sifter, and Panels Taxonomy.

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kyutums commented

These links are cool! I guess my search wasn't extensive enough. I didn't find the above links before. :(

I will most likely be using the solution shown at http://blue.live4all.co.il/~mooffie/cms/node/15. Hope it works. :)

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tuti commented

What did you end up using? And porhaps why & how?

cubicray’s picture

cubicray commented

Hierarchical Select | drupal.org

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sisyphus commented

i would like to know where can i download the database for countries and the responding cities?

thanks.

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cincy_kid commented

Thinking the same thing. Anyone find a solution for the country, state, city jump menu?

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czeky commented

subscribing

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summit commented

Looking for solution like http://blue.live4all.co.il/~mooffie/cms/node/15, but on D6.
Please does somebody knows a solution like that on D6, I know hierarchical select, but the user interface is to difficult for end users I think, right?

greetings,
Martijn

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ludo1960 commented

Came across this and I nearly got it working with Drupal http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxCombo/index.shtml

So near yet so far...

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summit commented

Hi,

This would be awesome in relation with location/taxonomy? Hopefully you get it done :)
Greetings, Martijn

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ludo1960 commented

..the files that so nearly worked, this is one for the pro's. I'll be glad to share if anyone is interested in picking up the "baton"

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summit commented

Hi Ludo,

Shouldn't we start a new thread then, with these files attached to get it working. I do not know of a right working solution yet for country/province/city drilldown which is userfriendly enough for easy inputting in D6, right?

greetings, Martijn

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ludo1960 commented

.. I knew how to attach files to a drupal post?

Anyone know how to do that?

Grootjes, Ludo

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summit commented

Hi, Yes you have to attach a .txt file I think. You can start a new thread and send me the files also, then I attach them in the reply. It is very easy, like attaching a picture.
greetings, Martijn

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ludo1960 commented

...I'm gonna start a new thread on how to make an attachment on Drupal..grrrrr

I've sent you a PM,

Cheers, ludo!

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summit commented

okidoki, will put it in a new thread when I receice the files ! :)
greetings, Martijn