Hi

I have a site that shows "business listings".  When a business adds their listing to my site, they have to choose the categories that their listing applies to (I.e. Furniture, Appliances, Garden Tools) in order to allow the user to filter their searches.

Similarly, when a user searches for a listing, they may choose to use the list of categories to filter the search.

I have been looking for a "neat" way to allow a business to add/edit/remove their listing from categories as well as the same "neat" way for a user to select/deselect which categories they want to use to filter the search.

The best way I could find was the MultiSelect Dropdown control that a software developer posted at this address:

http://69.10.233.10/KB/user-controls/Multiselect-Dropdown.aspx

However, seeing as I'm a nub to web programming, I have no idea how I can incorporate "a user control inside a user control" seeing as my module is a user control itsself. 

Can anyone help me with this, or alternatively, suggest a "neat" way for me to manage the categories on both the business listings and search pages.

Many thanks

Michelle

Hi

Nope, not looking for cascading dropdowns.  Looking to use 1 dropdown, but allow the user to select one or more options inside the items displayed in the dropdown.

The thing is, the mutli select dropdown control displayed in the URL in my original post is exactly what I'm looking for, however, I don't know how to "write the control" inside my module seeing as the person who wrote the code wrote it in a user control as well.  I have to somehow replicate his code inside my module from scratch and I don't know how to do that, or if it is even possible.

Alternatively I will have to find another control to use.

Thanks Baatezu, I really appreciate your help!

Have a good day!

Michelle