Passing a selected value to a form

[TNGgroup]

Hi,

Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of a
combo box.
so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has action="file.asp?"
what do I have to put after the question mark ?

Thx in advance

Wim

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

TNGgroup wrote:

Hi,

Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of
a combo box.
so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?

Thx in advance

Wim

Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of your form
element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a combobox
in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET", the
form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring. If you
use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element, and
Method attribute.

Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
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[TNGgroup]

Hi,

When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the action
specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but what I need is
the only the record which I selected in the list box

I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.

TNG

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
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TNGgroup wrote:

Hi,

Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of
a combo box.
so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?

Thx in advance

Wim Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of your

form element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a combobox
in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET", the
form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring. If you use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element, and
Method attribute.

Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
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[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

How can we help? You're not showing us what you are doing. Create a small
page (or two) that reproduces your problem and post that.

Bob Barrows

TNGgroup wrote:

Hi,

When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the
action specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but
what I need is the only the record which I selected in the list box

I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.

TNG

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:Oq**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

TNGgroup wrote:

Hi,

Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value
of a combo box.
so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?

Thx in advance

Wim

Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of
your form element, your select element's value (there is no such
thing as a combobox in html) will be passed without your doing a
thing. If you use "GET", the form values will be automatically
appended to the url's querystring. If you use "POST", the values
will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element,
and Method attribute.

Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
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I don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove
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[Alex Goodey]

When you submit a form, all elements in the form are passed to the "action"
page.

In your action page simply use.

Request.QueryString("selectname")

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41**********************@news.skynet.be...

Hi,

When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the action specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but what I need is
the only the record which I selected in the list box

I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.

TNG

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:Oq**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

TNGgroup wrote:

Hi,

Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of
a combo box.
so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?

Thx in advance

Wim

Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of your

form

element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a combobox in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET", the form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring. If

you

use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element, and
Method attribute.

Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
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[TNGgroup]

Yes ! that was what I'm looking for Great

Thx
"Alex Goodey" <ag*****@hsfinancial.co.uk> wrote in message
news:30*************@uni-berlin.de...

When you submit a form, all elements in the form are passed to the "action" page.

In your action page simply use.

Request.QueryString("selectname")

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41**********************@news.skynet.be...

Hi,

When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the

action

specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but what I need is

the only the record which I selected in the list box

I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.

TNG

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:Oq**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

TNGgroup wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of > a combo box.
> so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
> action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?
>
> Thx in advance
>
> Wim
Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of your

form

element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a combobox in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET", the form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring. If you

use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element,

and Method attribute.

Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
"NO SPAM"

[TNGgroup]

Solution works as said before, but a small additional question, how can I
solve 2 forms pointing to the same page ?

"Alex Goodey" <ag*****@hsfinancial.co.uk> wrote in message
news:30*************@uni-berlin.de...

When you submit a form, all elements in the form are passed to the "action" page.

In your action page simply use.

Request.QueryString("selectname")

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41**********************@news.skynet.be...

Hi,

When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the

action

specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but what I need is

the only the record which I selected in the list box

I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.

TNG

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:Oq**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

TNGgroup wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of > a combo box.
> so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
> action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?
>
> Thx in advance
>
> Wim
Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of your

form

element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a combobox in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET", the form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring. If you

use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element,

and Method attribute.

Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
"NO SPAM"

[Alex Goodey]

You will have to provide some more information about what you are trying to
do.

Are both forms on the same page?

only one form can be submitted at any one time.

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41***********************@news.skynet.be...

Solution works as said before, but a small additional question, how can I
solve 2 forms pointing to the same page ?

"Alex Goodey" <ag*****@hsfinancial.co.uk> wrote in message
news:30*************@uni-berlin.de...

When you submit a form, all elements in the form are passed to the "action"

page.

In your action page simply use.

Request.QueryString("selectname")

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41**********************@news.skynet.be...

Hi,

When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the

action

specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but what I need is

the only the record which I selected in the list box

I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.

TNG

"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:Oq**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> TNGgroup wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of > > a combo box.
> > so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
> > action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark ?
> >
> > Thx in advance
> >
> > Wim
> Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of

your form
> element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a

combobox

> in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET",

the

> form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring.

If you
> use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go to
> msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form element, and > Method attribute.
>
> Bob Barrows
> --
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so

I > don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the > "NO SPAM"
>
>

[TNGgroup]

Ok, indeed both forms are on the same page, so like you said if only one
form can be submitted. I have to change my structure.

Thx anyway

"Alex Goodey" <ag*****@hsfinancial.co.uk> wrote in message
news:30*************@uni-berlin.de...

You will have to provide some more information about what you are trying to do.

Are both forms on the same page?

only one form can be submitted at any one time.

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41***********************@news.skynet.be...

Solution works as said before, but a small additional question, how can I

solve 2 forms pointing to the same page ?

"Alex Goodey" <ag*****@hsfinancial.co.uk> wrote in message
news:30*************@uni-berlin.de...

When you submit a form, all elements in the form are passed to the "action"

page.

In your action page simply use.

Request.QueryString("selectname")

"TNGgroup" <tn*@tnggroup.com> wrote in message
news:41**********************@news.skynet.be...
> Hi,
>
> When I post my form, (change the form attribute into get) and in the
action
> specify the file which opens, I receive all my records, but what I need

is

> the only the record which I selected in the list box
>
> I tried to look to the MS Site, but did not help a lot.
>
> TNG
>
> "Bob Barrows [MVP]" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
> news:Oq**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > TNGgroup wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Question, I have a simple form and want to submit a selected value of

> > > a combo box.
> > > so my combo box is named "selectname" and my form has
> > > action="file.asp?" what do I have to put after the question mark

? > > >
> > > Thx in advance
> > >
> > > Wim
> > Nothing. Get rid of the "?". Depending on the method attribute of

your > form
> > element, your select element's value (there is no such thing as a
combobox
> > in html) will be passed without your doing a thing. If you use "GET", the
> > form values will be automatically appended to the url's querystring. If

> you
> > use "POST", the values will be passed in the Form collection. Go

to > > msdn.microsoft.com/library and look up Request object, Form

element, and

> > Method attribute.
> >
> > Bob Barrows
> > --
> > Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
> > Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap

so I > > don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the > > "NO SPAM"
> >
> >
>
>