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how to reload page depending on the selection in the select tag in html

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hi all,
I am using HTML, Javascript and CSS to code my pages.

I want to reload the same page upon selecting an option to get data from mysql tables depending on the option.

this is my sample code:
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  1. //javascript function
  2. function changeSelectAction(form)
  3.   {
  4.      //form.action = 'det.php';
  5.      document.forms['form-name'].action = 'det.php';
  6.   }
  7.  
  8. //html code
  9. <select name = "cli" onchange="return changeSelectAction(this.form);">
  10. <option value = "X">X </option>
  11. <option value = "Y">Y </option>
  12. <option value = "Z">Z </option>
the problem is that it is going into the function but no action is taken place.
the form data should go in POST method.
Where am I going wrong here???
Need suggestions or comments to solve this problem.

regards
Nelluru
Apr 14 '08 #1
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pronerd
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the problem is that it is going into the function but no action is taken place.
Thats because you have not told it to do anything. Setting the action attribute does not submit the form, and there is no need to set it with JavaScript unless you are creating that value dynamically for some reason. Other wise what you want to set the action attribute with HTML and do is something like this.


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  1.     function changeSelectAction(form){
  2.         document.forms['form-name'].submit();
  3.     }
  4.  
Apr 14 '08 #2
Nelluru
31
Thats because you have not told it to do anything. Setting the action attribute does not submit the form, and there is no need to set it with JavaScript unless you are creating that value dynamically for some reason. Other wise what you want to set the action attribute with HTML and do is something like this.


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  1.     function changeSelectAction(form){
  2.         document.forms['form-name'].submit();
  3.     }
  4.  

thanks that worked well

regards
Nelluru
Apr 15 '08 #3

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