Modal search popup to replace an ASP.NET dropdown control

Question

I am looking for the simplest way for a modal search box to appear on top of an ASP.NET 3.5 application to search for values ​​for a field. I have a screen for users to add courses; Users should be able to select instructors by looking for instructors in a pop-up window.

So - the popup will have a text box and a gridview with the results; pressing the "select" button as a result will fill in the instructor field in the calling form.

What is the easiest way to achieve this?

Answer 1

jQuery UserControl - yensdesign.

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Answer 2

, javascript , , :

function fnFieldSearch(searchURL)
{
    var wndSearch = window.open(searchURL,"SearchPopup","toolbar=yes,width=600,height=400,directories=no,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,menubar=no");
    wndSearch.focus();
}

javascript :

window.opener.document.FormName.ControlName.value = 'whatever';