Doing two things with one Submit Button?

[countdrak]

First the code,

<form name="form1" method="post" action="index.cfm">
<select size="1" name="check" onChange="this.form.submit();">
<option value="Phone">Phone</option>
<option value="Televison">Television</option></select>
IF Phone is picked populate second box
<select size="1" name="item" onChange="this.form.submit();">
<option value="Nokia">Nokia</option>
<option value="Motorola">Motorola</option></select>
.................

End if
<input name="Submit" type="button" value="Submit">
</form>


Now here is my problem....to populate the second box I have to submit my form to itself depending on the choice made in the first box, but if the submit button is clicked I need the form to submit to a diffrent page. How do I catch the Submit event so I know the user is trying to submit the form? I am using coldfusion. Thanks a lot for the help.

 

[tviman]

Wouldn't it be easier to create a javascript function to test the values of the first selection? That way, you wouldn't have to trap the submit button.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[haslo]

You could use different <div>s and just display or hide them accordingly...

Or, if you don't want to rely on JavaScript, you can always make it a two-step (or multiple-step) submission. First let the user decide if it's a phone or a tv, then submit, and then show the second box in a new window, with a link back...

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