Drop down box selection

solo7 · Jan 14, 2004

I have a drop down combo box which offers different web sites to choose from. Once chosen a new window opens and the site is displayed. I want to have a new selection which offers a link to an internal web page and is displayed in the "main" frame of my index page.

<SELECT ONCHANGE="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value, 'newWindow')" SIZE="1" name="Selection_Box">
<OPTION>- Select a Link -</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="

http://www.google.co.uk/">Google</OPTION>

</SELECT>

TIA,
solo7

Lrnmore · Jan 14, 2004

solo7,

I put this in a "left" frame and it seems to do what you
are looking for. Try it out:

Code:

<html><head><title>Test</title>
<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
function go(url){
if(url.indexOf(&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]www&quot;)[/URL] > -1 && url != &quot;&quot;) {
  var nwwin = window.open(url, 'newWindow'); }
else if(url != &quot;&quot;) {
  parent.main.location = url; }
}
</script></head><body>
<select onChange=&quot;go(this.value)&quot;>
<option value=&quot;&quot;>Sel One</option>
<option value=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google.com&quot;>Google</option>[/URL]
<option value=&quot;test.txt&quot;>Intranet</option>
</select>
</body></html>

Shout back if it's not quite right.

Great Javascript Resource:

http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.5/guide/

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