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// setup callback 
var handleSuccess = function(o){
	datasource.sendRequest();
}
	
var handleFailure = function(o){
}
	
var DDcallback = 
{ 
  success:handleSuccess, 
  failure: handleFailure, 
}; 

// instantiates myUsersDataSource
var myUsersDataSource = new YAHOO.util.XHRDataSource('db_taskmanager.php?action=select-users');		

// tells it what data will be returning
myUsersDataSource.responseType = YAHOO.util.XHRDataSource.TYPE_JSON;

// sets up the schema for what data gets parsed for use
myUsersDataSource.responseSchema = {resultsList: "usersList", fields: ["value", "label"]};

myDDEditor.subscribe("showEvent", DDcallback)		// listen for the dropdown to be clicked

// Define Editor for Dropdown
var myDDEditor = new YAHOO.widget.DropdownCellEditor({dropdownOptions:myUsersDataSource,disableBtns:true, asyncSubmitter: updateRecord});