Index: website/html/selectdb.js
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--- website/html/selectdb.js	(revision 4699)
+++ website/html/selectdb.js	(working copy)
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
     } 
   }
   //add an status line
-  var emptyOpt = document.createElement("option");
-  emptyOpt.value = "";
-  emptyOpt.text = "loading";
-  list.appendChild(emptyOpt);
+  list.options[list.options.length] = new Option("loading", "");
   //now send the request
   url += "&mode=categories_xml";
   var req = get_request_obj();
@@ -68,18 +65,12 @@
     } 
   }
   //add an empty line
-  var emptyOpt = document.createElement("option");
-  emptyOpt.value = "";
-  emptyOpt.text = "";
-  list.appendChild(emptyOpt);
+  list.options[list.options.length] = new Option("", "");
   //fill with loaded data
   var cats = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("category");
   for (var i = 0; i < cats.length; i++) {
     var cat = cats[i];
-    var opt = document.createElement("option");
-    opt.value = "" + (i+1);
-    opt.text = cat.getAttribute("name");
-    list.appendChild(opt);
+    list.options[list.options.length] = new Option(cat.getAttribute("name"), "" + (i+1));
   }
   list.disabled = false;
 }
@@ -100,17 +91,11 @@
   //exit if no category to query
   if (catid == "") {
     //add an empty line
-    var emptyOpt = document.createElement("option");
-    emptyOpt.value = "";
-    emptyOpt.text = "";
-    list.appendChild(emptyOpt);
+    list.options[list.options.length] = new Option("", "");
     return;
   }
   //add an status line
-  var emptyOpt = document.createElement("option");
-  emptyOpt.value = "";
-  emptyOpt.text = "loading";
-  list.appendChild(emptyOpt);
+  list.options[list.options.length] = new Option("loading", "");
   //now send the request
   url += "&mode=xml&catid=" + catid;
   var req = get_request_obj();
@@ -145,9 +130,7 @@
   }
   //add an empty line
   var emptyOpt = document.createElement("option");
-  emptyOpt.value = "";
-  emptyOpt.text = "";
-  list.appendChild(emptyOpt);
+  list.options[list.options.length] = new Option("", "");
   //fill with loaded data
   var dbs = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("db");
   for (var i = 0; i < dbs.length; i++) {
@@ -171,17 +154,14 @@
         (is_short ? "yes" : "no") + "," +
         db.getAttribute("menu") + "," +
         db.getAttribute("desc") + "," +
-        (db.hasAttribute("start") ? db.getAttribute("start") : "") + "," +
-        (db.hasAttribute("end") ? db.getAttribute("end") : "");
+        (db.getAttribute("start") ? db.getAttribute("start") : "") + "," +
+        (db.getAttribute("end") ? db.getAttribute("end") : "");
     var cmpdbs = db.getElementsByTagName("cmp_db");
     for (var j = 0; j < cmpdbs.length; j++) {
       var cmpdb = cmpdbs[j];
       optvalue += "," + cmpdb.getAttribute("base");
     }
-    var opt = document.createElement("option");
-    opt.value = optvalue;
-    opt.text = opttext;
-    list.appendChild(opt);
+    list.options[list.options.length] = new Option(opttext, optvalue);
   }
   list.disabled = false;
 }