Re: JavaScript submit on select from dropdown

by "Eric V. Myer" <evmyer(at)matrixpc.com>

Date:	Mon, 15 May 2000 16:31:32 -0400
To:	"Keith Purtell" <kpurtell(at)vantagemed.net>, <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
References:	kpurtell
	todo: View Thread, Original

I think you need to set the action property of the form, then call the
submit method. Like this.

function SendTo_Template(object) {
    form.action = object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
    form.submit();
}

Eric

> Leo:
>
> I wasn't sure I understood your answer, since I couldn't get it to work. I
> tried adapting code from the previous example but that didn't help either.
> This should be simple but it just sits there when I select an item from
the
> drop-down. Here's the latest ...
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> function SendTo_Template(object) {
>     form.submit() = object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
> }
> </SCRIPT>
> </HEAD><BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
>
> <FORM>
> <SELECT size="1" NAME="ProductNumber"
> onChange="SendTo_Template(this.form.ProductNumber)">
> <OPTION value=""> </OPTION>
> <OPTION value="page1.cfm">Target Page One</OPTION>
> <OPTION value="page2.cfm">Target Page Two</OPTION>
> </SELECT>
> </FORM>
>
> Keith Purtell, Web Designer
> VantageMed Corporation
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cyanide _7 [mailto:leo7278(at)hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 7:26 PM
> > To: kpurtell(at)tiw.net
> > Cc: hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: Re: JavaScript submit on select from dropdown
> >
> >
> > <SELECT size="1" NAME="ProductNumber"
> > onChange="this.form.submit();">
> > <OPTION value=""> </OPTION>
> > <OPTION value="page1.cfm">FormProcessOne</OPTION>
> > <OPTION value="page2.cfm">FormProcessTwo</OPTION>
> > </SELECT>
> >
> > - Cyanide_7
> >
> >
> > >I have a form with a dropdown menu. I want the form to
> > submit when the user
> > >selects an option on the menu. Here's a script that merely
> > takes it to
> > >another
> > >page; perhaps it can be adapted to submit the form instead?
> > >
> > ><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> > >function goto_URL(object) {
> > >     window.location.href =
> > object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
> > >}
> > ></SCRIPT>
> > >
> > ><SELECT size="1" NAME="ProductNumber"
> > >onChange="goto_URL(this.form.ProductNumber)">
> > ><OPTION value=""> </OPTION>
> > ><OPTION value="page1.cfm">FormProcessOne</OPTION>
> > ><OPTION value="page2.cfm">FormProcessTwo</OPTION>
> > ></SELECT>
> > >
>
>

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