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Hi there folks,
What do I do if a want a list of all the countries in the world loaded up into a html dropdown listbox.
Thanks for the help in advance
What do I do if a want a list of all the countries in the world loaded up into a html dropdown listbox.
Thanks for the help in advance
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Personnaly I would setup a database of all the countries, than load all the countries out of the database and put them into the dropdown box. Would make the code look neater, as well if you use it on several pages the list of countires would be centralized, than you would not have change several codes to add/remove any countries you may have missed. just add/remove it to the database.
I'm sure there are many pages which will list all of the countries in the world.
There may be an easier way to do this, but that is the approach I would use.
I'm sure there are many pages which will list all of the countries in the world.
There may be an easier way to do this, but that is the approach I would use.
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You're going to have to source the list from somewhere, ideally this would be a web service, but I haven't managed to find one yet 
edit - drat, beaten to it!
edit again - found this one
http://www.webservicex.net/WS/WSDeta...SID=17&CATID=7
edit - drat, beaten to it!
edit again - found this one
http://www.webservicex.net/WS/WSDeta...SID=17&CATID=7
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Yes, I agree, but the challenge is actually knowing and/or remembering all the countries resident on planet earth
. I had seen the list so many times and they are all identical - if you know what i mean - that I thought maybe there is one central point where everybody goes to get the same list. Thanks for the insight though
. I had seen the list so many times and they are all identical - if you know what i mean - that I thought maybe there is one central point where everybody goes to get the same list. Thanks for the insight though •
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Originally Posted by GliderPilot 
Personnaly I would setup a database of all the countries, than load all the countries out of the database and put them into the dropdown box. Would make the code look neater, as well if you use it on several pages the list of countires would be centralized, than you would not have change several codes to add/remove any countries you may have missed. just add/remove it to the database.
I'm sure there are many pages which will list all of the countries in the world.
There may be an easier way to do this, but that is the approach I would use.
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Dave, You did it for me. Thanks
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Originally Posted by davidcairns
You're going to have to source the list from somewhere, ideally this would be a web service, but I haven't managed to find one yet
edit - drat, beaten to it!
edit again - found this one
http://www.webservicex.net/WS/WSDeta...SID=17&CATID=7
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Different authorities quote different numbers, from 189 to 194.
The UN has 192 members. But the Vatican refused to join, and the UN considers Taiwan to be a province of China, and won't let it join.
The 194 above don't include areas such as Palestine, Western Sahara, Puerto Rico, and England, which are territories or states in larger countries.
The UN has 192 members. But the Vatican refused to join, and the UN considers Taiwan to be a province of China, and won't let it join.
The 194 above don't include areas such as Palestine, Western Sahara, Puerto Rico, and England, which are territories or states in larger countries.
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Originally Posted by MidiMagic
Different authorities quote different numbers, from 189 to 194.
The UN has 192 members. But the Vatican refused to join, and the UN considers Taiwan to be a province of China, and won't let it join.
The 194 above don't include areas such as Palestine, Western Sahara, Puerto Rico, and England, which are territories or states in larger countries.
Thanks for the insight MidiMagic, That was a bit to think about.
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