Question

I am trying to dynamically populate a dropdown list based on the information in a Sharepoint list. I know I can add the list to the page and hide it, but what I want is to populate the list using client scripting language and not have the list exist on the current page. I assume an ajx approach, but not sure how to accomplish this. I am restricted to not having SP Designer or Visual Studio. So can this be accomplished using a webpart or a simple content editer with client scripting code/ajax. If so how?

Answer 1

For SharePoint 2007, you can use the GetListCollection method.

See:

• Calling the SharePoint Web Services with jQuery
• Using Sharepoint’s GetListCollection