title: populate dropdown from Sharepoint list
body: <p>I am trying to dynamically populate a dropdown list based on the information in a Sharepoint list. I know I can add the list to the page and hide it, but what I want is to populate the list using client scripting language and not have the list exist on the current page. I assume an ajx approach, but not sure how to accomplish this. I am restricted to not having SP Designer or Visual Studio. So can this be accomplished using a webpart or a simple content editer with client scripting code/ajax. If so how?</p>