Using a static option with select dropdown

Question

I have a <select> dropdown menu in a Spry (master)
region which controls the content in a Spry detail region. Both
regions are based on the same dataset. When I select an option from
the dropdown, additional details about the record are displayed in
the detail region. So far, so good.
I want to have the first option in the <select> be a
static one like "Please select . . ." It's easy enough to add that
option, but when the dataset is loaded, Spry displays the details
for the first record of the dataset in the detail region -- even
though only the static option is selected in the master region. (I
guess that when the dataset is loaded, Spry sets
ds_CurrentRowNumber to 0 which is the reference for the first
record.) What I want to have happen is that when "Please select . .
." is displayed in the <select>, I want the fields for the
detail region to be blank (instead of loading information from the
first record). How can I accomplish this?

Answer 1

This is a Spry-driven widget I wrote. Unfortunately it's not
documented:
http://www.massimocorner.com/libraries/spry/spry_select/sample.htm
Maybe it's worth a try
Massimo Foti, web-programmer for hire
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