Re: JavaScript submit on select from dropdown

Keith,
 You could put the 'method' property in your form tag and set it equal to
"post". The form contents are still passed , but would not be appended to
your URL. The default property is 'get' which appends your form contents to
the URL.

<form name="myform" method="post">
...
</form>

HTH

Eric

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Purtell" <kpurtell(at)vantagemed.net>
To: "'Eric V. Myer'" <evmyer(at)matrixpc.com>; <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: JavaScript submit on select from dropdown


> This solved my problem. The only oddity is that the processing template
> receives the form contents as an appendage to the URL, but I think the CF
> server is doing that; I can deal with it. Unlike "normal" forms where the
> intent is to send data, I needed to go to a new page. One of my managers
had
> asked for a Web form where choosing an item from one menu would determine
> what options were available on the next menu. The simple solution was to
> change to a slightly different page. My apologies if not explaining my
> overall intent caused any confusion. As always, this HWG list is extremely
> helpful.
>
> Keith Purtell, Web Designer
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric V. Myer [mailto:evmyer(at)matrixpc.com]
> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 9:33 PM
> > To: Keith Purtell; hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: RE: JavaScript submit on select from dropdown
> >
> >
> > Keith,
> >
> > You need to either name your form and use 'document.formname'
> > or if it is
> > the only form on your page, use the ordinal reference
> > 'document.forms[0]' to
> > reference it. Examples:
> >
> > With named form use:
> >
> > <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> > <!--
> > function SendTo_Template(object) {
> >      document.myform.action =
> > object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
> >      document.myform.submit();
> > }
> > // -->
> > </script>
> >
> > <form name="myform">
> > <SELECT size="1" NAME="ProductNumber"
> >  onChange="SendTo_Template(this)">
> >  <OPTION value=""> </OPTION>
> >  <OPTION value="page1.cfm">Target Page One</OPTION>
> >  <OPTION value="page2.cfm">Target Page Two</OPTION>
> >  </SELECT>
> > </form>
> >
> >
> > Or to reference by ordinal (non-named) , use
> >
> > <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> > <!--
> > function SendTo_Template(object) {
> >      document.forms[0].action =
> > object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
> >      document.forms[0].submit();
> > }
> > // -->
> > </script>
> >
> > <form>
> > <SELECT size="1" NAME="ProductNumber"
> >  onChange="SendTo_Template(this)">
> >  <OPTION value=""> </OPTION>
> >  <OPTION value="page1.cfm">Target Page One</OPTION>
> >  <OPTION value="page2.cfm">Target Page Two</OPTION>
> >  </SELECT>
> > </form>
> >
> > The ordinal method is a bit more dangerous since it requires
> > you to ensure
> > that the number refers to the correct form. If you have more
> > than one form
> > on your page, the 0 would need to be changed unless this form
> > was the first
> > (as reading from the top of the html document). I would
> > recommend the named
> > version to avoid any problems of this nature. As with all
> > JavaScript, the
> > form name is case sensitive so make sure you type them the
> > same in the name
> > property of the form and in the reference in the function. If
> > not you will
> > get the error about it being undefined.
> >
> > Also, you can remove the '.form.ProductNumber' from your
> > onChange event. The
> > 'this' keyword makes the complete reference to the control for you.
> >
>
>

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