use a select as a submit button!

reneecccwest

Is there a way to use a value of in the pick list as a submit button?
If I select a value in a drop down box, it will be submitted to the next page.

Jul 23 '05 #1

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David Dorward

reneecccwest wrote:

Is there a way to use a value of in the pick list as a submit button?
If I select a value in a drop down box, it will be submitted to the next
page.

You can use JavaScript to call the submit() method of the form onchange for
the select... but this is generally considered a bad idea.

1. You need a submit button anyway (JavaScript doesn't work universally)
2. The normal behaviour of select elements does not cause the page to
change. People might[1] change their mind and not want to make a selection
- but once they've started, they are rather stuck with it.

[1] Scratch that. They _will_.

--
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me.uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>

Jul 23 '05 #2

Lee

reneecccwest said:

Is there a way to use a value of in the pick list as a submit button?
If I select a value in a drop down box, it will be submitted to the next page.

Yes. You had better be sure that all visitors have Javascript, though.

<html>
<body>

<form action="http://www.google.com/search">
<select name="q" onchange="this.form.submit()">
<option>Choose one...</option>
<option>javascript</option>
<option>onchange</option>
<option value="event+handler">event handler</option>
</select>
</form>

</body>
</html>

Jul 23 '05 #3

reneeccc west

btw is there anyway i can define and get a value of this.form.submit()?

thanks again
RC

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Jul 23 '05 #4

bruce

re**********@hotmail.com (reneecccwest) wrote in message news:<c1**************************@posting.google. com>...

Is there a way to use a value of in the pick list as a submit button?
If I select a value in a drop down box, it will be submitted to the next page.

You can use any control, or any tag as a "submit". Simply put an
"onclick=DoSubmit()" clause in the tag. Then in the javascript
function "DoSubmit()", have lines that look like this:

DoSubmit()
{
form1.method=post
form1.action=NextPage.html
form1.submit()
}

Jul 23 '05 #5

Randy Webb

bruce wrote:

re**********@hotmail.com (reneecccwest) wrote in message news:<c1**************************@posting.google. com>...
Is there a way to use a value of in the pick list as a submit button?
If I select a value in a drop down box, it will be submitted to the next page.

You can use any control, or any tag as a "submit". Simply put an
"onclick=DoSubmit()" clause in the tag. Then in the javascript
function "DoSubmit()", have lines that look like this:

DoSubmit()
{
form1.method=post
form1.action=NextPage.html
form1.submit()
}

Thats assuming the browser is IE.

document.forms['form1'].method = 'POST';
document.forms['form1'].action = 'NextPage.html';
document.forms['form1'].submit();

The method and action should be quoted so that script doesn't attempt to
interpret as a variable.
--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
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Jul 23 '05 #6

bruce

Randy Webb <hi************@aol.com> wrote in message news:<Lt********************@comcast.com>...

bruce wrote:
re**********@hotmail.com (reneecccwest) wrote in message news:<c1**************************@posting.google. com>...
Is there a way to use a value of in the pick list as a submit button?
If I select a value in a drop down box, it will be submitted to the next page.

You can use any control, or any tag as a "submit". Simply put an
"onclick=DoSubmit()" clause in the tag. Then in the javascript
function "DoSubmit()", have lines that look like this:

DoSubmit()
{
form1.method=post
form1.action=NextPage.html
form1.submit()
}

Thats assuming the browser is IE.

document.forms['form1'].method = 'POST';
document.forms['form1'].action = 'NextPage.html';
document.forms['form1'].submit();

The method and action should be quoted so that script doesn't attempt to
interpret as a variable.

Thanks for the correction!

Jul 23 '05 #7

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