Ok. This little onload script will show the states for the United States and Canada (You can always modify it to have more options). This will help restrict what people put in the state field by providing them a drop down box. It will also allow them to view the old text box and enter any custom information just by clicking on ‘* ENTER A CUSTOM PROVINCE *’.

This script will work on the onload for a lead, contact, account, and sales-contact.

Please post a comment and let me know what you think!

If you’re a consultant and you use this, please at least give us credit and provide the customer with the web address to our blog.

Onload Jscript Code:

function ddlState ()
{

	// Get the state or province cell.
	var provinceid = 'stateorprovince';
	var statecell = document.getElementById(provinceid + '_d');

	if (!statecell)
	{
		provinceid = 'address1_stateorprovince';
		statecell = document.getElementById(provinceid + '_d');
	}

	var stateobject = document.getElementById(provinceid);
	stateobject.style.display = 'none';

	var statevalue = stateobject.value;

	var ddl = document.createElement('select');
	ddl.setAttribute('id','new_stateorprovince');
	ddl.setAttribute('class','ms-crm-SelectBox');
	ddl.setAttribute('req','2');
	ddl.setAttribute('height','4');
	ddl.setAttribute('style','IME-MODE: auto');

	// Build some lists.
	var CStateName = new Array();
	var CStateAbbr = new Array();
	var USStateName = new Array();
	var USStateAbbr = new Array();

	// If nothing is entered for state, show SELECT A STATE
	var found=false;
	if (statevalue.length<1)
	{
		stateoption=document.createElement('option');
		stateoption.setAttribute('value','');
		stateoption.innerHTML = ' ** SELECT A STATE ** ';
		ddl.appendChild(stateoption);
		found=true;
	}

	// Build Canada Array
	CStateName[0]  = "Alberta";                   CStateAbbr[0]  = "AB";
	CStateName[1]  = "British Columbia";          CStateAbbr[1]  = "BC";
	CStateName[2]  = "Manitoba";                  CStateAbbr[2]  = "MB";
	CStateName[3]  = "New Brunswick";             CStateAbbr[3]  = "NB";
	CStateName[4]  = "Newfoundland and Labrador"; CStateAbbr[4]  = "NL";
	CStateName[5]  = "Northwest Territories";     CStateAbbr[5]  = "NT";
	CStateName[6]  = "Nova Scotia";               CStateAbbr[6]  = "NS";
	CStateName[7]  = "Nunavut";                   CStateAbbr[7]  = "NU";
	CStateName[8]  = "Ontario";                   CStateAbbr[8]  = "ON";
	CStateName[9]  = "Prince Edward Island";      CStateAbbr[9]  = "PE";
	CStateName[10] = "Quebec";                    CStateAbbr[10] = "QC";
	CStateName[11] = "Saskatchewan";              CStateAbbr[11] = "SK";
	CStateName[12] = "Yukon";                     CStateAbbr[12] = "YT";

	// Build US Array
	USStateName[0]  = "Alabama";        USStateAbbr[0]  = "AL";
	USStateName[1]  = "Alaska";         USStateAbbr[1]  = "AK";
	USStateName[2]  = "Arizona";        USStateAbbr[2]  = "AZ";
	USStateName[3]  = "Arkansas";       USStateAbbr[3]  = "AR";
	USStateName[4]  = "California";     USStateAbbr[4]  = "CA";
	USStateName[5]  = "Colorado";       USStateAbbr[5]  = "CO";
	USStateName[6]  = "Connecticut";    USStateAbbr[6]  = "CT";
	USStateName[7]  = "District of Columbia"; USStateAbbr[7]  = "DC";
	USStateName[8]  = "Delaware";       USStateAbbr[8]  = "DE";
	USStateName[9]  = "Florida";        USStateAbbr[9]  = "FL";
	USStateName[10]  = "Georgia";       USStateAbbr[10]  = "GA";
	USStateName[11] = "Hawaii";         USStateAbbr[11] = "HI";
	USStateName[12] = "Idaho";          USStateAbbr[12] = "ID";
	USStateName[13] = "Illinois";       USStateAbbr[13] = "IL";
	USStateName[14] = "Indiana";        USStateAbbr[14] = "IN";
	USStateName[15] = "Iowa";           USStateAbbr[15] = "IA";
	USStateName[16] = "Kansas";         USStateAbbr[16] = "KS";
	USStateName[17] = "Kentucky";       USStateAbbr[17] = "KY";
	USStateName[18] = "Louisiana";      USStateAbbr[18] = "LA";
	USStateName[19] = "Maine";          USStateAbbr[19] = "ME";
	USStateName[20] = "Maryland";       USStateAbbr[20] = "MD";
	USStateName[21] = "Massachusetts";  USStateAbbr[21] = "MA";
	USStateName[22] = "Michigan";       USStateAbbr[22] = "MI";
	USStateName[23] = "Minnesota";      USStateAbbr[23] = "MN";
	USStateName[24] = "Mississippi";    USStateAbbr[24] = "MS";
	USStateName[25] = "Missouri";       USStateAbbr[25] = "MO";
	USStateName[26] = "Montana";        USStateAbbr[26] = "MT";
	USStateName[27] = "Nebraska";       USStateAbbr[27] = "NE";
	USStateName[28] = "Nevada";         USStateAbbr[28] = "NV";
	USStateName[29] = "New Hampshire";  USStateAbbr[29] = "NH";
	USStateName[30] = "New Jersey";     USStateAbbr[30] = "NJ";
	USStateName[31] = "New Mexico";     USStateAbbr[31] = "NM";
	USStateName[32] = "New York";       USStateAbbr[32] = "NY";
	USStateName[33] = "North Carolina"; USStateAbbr[33] = "NC";
	USStateName[34] = "North Dakota";   USStateAbbr[34] = "ND";
	USStateName[35] = "Ohio";           USStateAbbr[35] = "OH";
	USStateName[36] = "Oklahoma";       USStateAbbr[36] = "OK";
	USStateName[37] = "Oregon";         USStateAbbr[37] = "OR";
	USStateName[38] = "Pennsylvania";   USStateAbbr[38] = "PA";
	USStateName[39] = "Rhode Island";   USStateAbbr[39] = "RI";
	USStateName[40] = "South Carolina"; USStateAbbr[40] = "SC";
	USStateName[41] = "South Dakota";   USStateAbbr[41] = "SD";
	USStateName[42] = "Tennessee";      USStateAbbr[42] = "TN";
	USStateName[43] = "Texas";          USStateAbbr[43] = "TX";
	USStateName[44] = "Utah";           USStateAbbr[44] = "UT";
	USStateName[45] = "Vermont";        USStateAbbr[45] = "VT";
	USStateName[46] = "Virginia";       USStateAbbr[46] = "VA";
	USStateName[47] = "Washington";     USStateAbbr[47] = "WA";
	USStateName[48] = "West Virginia";  USStateAbbr[48] = "WV";
	USStateName[49] = "Wisconsin";      USStateAbbr[49] = "WI";
	USStateName[50] = "Wyoming";        USStateAbbr[50] = "WY";

	// Build the drop down
	var stateoption;
	stateoption=document.createElement('option');
	stateoption.setAttribute('value','');
	stateoption.innerHTML = '---United States--------';
	ddl.appendChild(stateoption);

	var i=0;
	for(i=0;i<usstatename .length;i++)
	{
		stateoption=document.createElement('option');
		stateoption.setAttribute('value',USStateAbbr[i]);
		if (USStateAbbr[i]==statevalue)
		{
			stateoption.setAttribute('selected','selected');
			found = true;
		}
		stateoption.innerHTML = USStateAbbr[i] +
		' (' + USStateName[i] + ')';
		ddl.appendChild(stateoption);
	}

	stateoption=document.createElement('option');
	stateoption.setAttribute('value','');
	stateoption.innerHTML = '---Canada---------------';
	ddl.appendChild(stateoption);

	var i=0;
	for(i=0;i<CStateName.length;i++)
	{
		stateoption=document.createElement('option');
		stateoption.setAttribute('value',CStateAbbr[i]);
		if (CStateAbbr[i]==statevalue)
		{
			stateoption.setAttribute('selected','selected');
			found = true;
		}
		stateoption.innerHTML = CStateAbbr[i] + ' (' + CStateName[i] + ')';
		ddl.appendChild(stateoption);
	}

	stateoption=document.createElement('option');
	stateoption.setAttribute('value','customselection');
	stateoption.innerHTML = ' ** ENTER A CUSTOM PROVINCE ** ';

	if (found==false)
	{
		stateoption=document.createElement('option');
		stateoption.setAttribute('value',statevalue);
		stateoption.setAttribute('selected','selected');
		stateoption.innerHTML = statevalue + ' (Custom)';
		ddl.appendChild(stateoption);
	}

	ddl.appendChild(stateoption);

	// Add the drop down and size accordingly.
	statecell.appendChild(ddl);
	ddl.onchange = textState;
	ddl.style.width = '100%';
}

function textState()
{
	// Find drop down and real textbox
	provinceid = 'stateorprovince';

	var stateobject = document.getElementById(provinceid);
	if (!stateobject)
	{
		provinceid = 'address1_stateorprovince';
		stateobject = document.getElementById(provinceid);
	}
	var ddl = document.getElementById('new_stateorprovince');

	// if dropdown value is customselection, show real textbox
	if (ddl.value=='customselection')
	{
		// Get the state or province cell.
		var statecell = document.getElementById(provinceid + '_d');
		statecell.removeChild(ddl);
		stateobject.style.display = 'inline';
	} else {
		// if dropdown is not customselection,
		// put value from ddl into real textbox.
		stateobject.value = ddl.value;
	}

}
ddlState();