Pass dropdown Item to session variable

[carmen]

I am using the code below to open another page depending on what is
selected. This is working ok but I would like to streamline it so that I
will hot have to create a page everytime a new category code is added. How
can I pass the category code to another page as a variable after it is
selected? That way I would only need one page that can be used for all
categories.

Thanks
Carmen

<select name="ListBoxUR L" size="1" language="javas cript"
onchange="gotoL ink(this.form); ">
<option selected>Open Report by Category Code
<%
While not rs.EOF
%>
<option
value="Action_I tems/<%=rs("category _code")%>_start .asp"><%=rs.fie lds("category_c ode")%>
<%
rs.MoveNext
Wend
rs.Close
%>
</select>
</p>
<script language="JavaS cript">
<!--
function gotoLink(form) {
var OptionIndex=for m.ListBoxURL.se lectedIndex;
parent.location = form.ListBoxURL .options[OptionIndex].value;}
//-->
</script>

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

So, wait, you have files named category1_start .asp, category2_start .asp, and
so on?

This is what ASP is meant to overcome. Pass the category ID to your page
and query the data accordingly.

<select onchange="locat ion.href='displ ay.asp?catid='+ this.value;">
<% Do while not.....
<option
value="<%=rs("c ategory_code")% >"><%=rs("categ ory_code")%></option>

And then on display.asp

<%
Dim catID
catID = Request.Queryst ring("catid")
%>

And from there, query your database and get whatever it is you need to
display based on the category ID that was passed.

Ray at work

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I am using the code below to open another page depending on what is
selected. This is working ok but I would like to streamline it so that I
will hot have to create a page everytime a new category code is added. How
can I pass the category code to another page as a variable after it is
selected? That way I would only need one page that can be used for all
categories.

Thanks
Carmen

<select name="ListBoxUR L" size="1" language="javas cript"
onchange="gotoL ink(this.form); ">
<option selected>Open Report by Category Code
<%
While not rs.EOF
%>
<option
value="Action_I tems/<%=rs("category _code")%>_start .asp"><%=rs.fie lds("catego
ry_code")%> <%
rs.MoveNext
Wend
rs.Close
%>
</select>
</p>
<script language="JavaS cript">
<!--
function gotoLink(form) {
var OptionIndex=for m.ListBoxURL.se lectedIndex;
parent.location = form.ListBoxURL .options[OptionIndex].value;}
//-->
</script>