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<font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">An easy way to check would be to time the loading with and without the list inthe downlaod.</font> </p>
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<font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">I would look into doing a Auto-complete form for this type of thing, where the server sends matches to the input form on the fly as the user types things into the search form. </font> </p>
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<font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Something like this (from a google search):</font> </p>
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<i><font color="#0000ff" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><a href="http://www.ajaxdaddy.com/scriptaculous-autocomplete.html"><u>http://www.ajaxdaddy.com/scriptaculous-autocomplete.html</u></a></font></i><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p>
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<font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">bobb</font> </p>
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>>> "Jim Dahl" <jim.dahl@mail.co.douglas.mn.us> wrote:<br> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">I have GM 1.6 and have created search boxes where I have several thousand options to choose from.  For example, I have a pull down for every street in the county so one does not have to guess how it is spelled and enter into the search box.</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">Does anyone know if this slows down the initial visit to this page or when it is refreshed, or worse yet if it slows down every navigation after first visit?  </font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">I am not sure.</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">Thanks,</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">Jim Dahl, GISP<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">GIS Coordinator<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">Douglas County Public Works<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">526 Willow Dr<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">PO Box 398<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">Alexandria MN 56308</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">V 320-762-2933<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">   320-762-2999<br style="font-size: 2; font-family: Arial">F 320-762-2998</font> </p>
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