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how do get a drop down values filled as I am typing

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ok, the ajax code is working and I do get the returned value in

  document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;

but I really want the value to change in the field I am typing the value or the field becomes a dropdown as I am typing.  


<input type="text" name="txtn1" id="txt1" .....................


CODE:
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
    function showHint(str)
{
var xmlhttp;
if (str.length==0)
  { 
  document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML="";
  return;
  }
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
  xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
else
  {// code for IE6, IE5
  xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
  {
  if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200)
    {
       document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
   
    }
  }
xmlhttp.open("GET","ajaxresponse.aspx?q="+str,true);
xmlhttp.send();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Start typing a name in the input field below:</h3>
<form id="form1" action=""> 
First name: <input type="text" name="txtn1" id="txt1" onkeyup="showHint(this.value)" />

<p>Suggestions: <span id="txtHint"></span></p> 
</form>



server file CODE

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head runat="server">
      <title></title>
 
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
   
    <%
Response.Expires=-1;
string[] a = new string[30];

//Fill up array with names
a[1]="Anna";
a[2]="Brittany";
a[3]="Cinderella";



//get the q parameter from URL
string q=Request.QueryString["q"];
q=q.ToUpper();
  string hint="";

//lookup all hints from array if length of q>0
if (q.Length>0)
{
  for (int i=1;i<30;i++)
  {/*
    if(q=ucase(mid(a[i].,1,len(q))) then
      if hint="" then
        hint=a(i)
      else
        hint=hint & " , " & a(i)
      end if
    end if
    */
    }
    }
    hint=a[1];
//'Output "no suggestion" if no hint were found
//'or output the correct values
    if (hint == "")
        Response.Write("no suggestion");
    else
        Response.Write(hint);
  
%>
   
    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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