DropDown nightmare

NevG · Oct 16, 2000

Can somebody please tell me how , either through vbscript or ASP <% %> tags I can place the text of a selected item in a dopdown box into a variable.

I have been trying to use cboIssuer.text

cboIssuer.selectedindex etc..................

Somebody please, tel me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

Nev [sig][/sig]

PepperPepsi · Oct 16, 2000

Hi Nev,

please try this.. hope this can you

<html>
<script>
function Go(form) {
alert(form.Menu.options[form.Menu.selectedIndex].text)
}
</script>

<body>
<form>
<SELECT name="Menu" OnChange="Go(this.form)">
<option value="Menu" selected>Menu
<option value="ChPass">Change Password
<option value="ShowR">Show Rates
<option value="Report">Reports
<option value="Setting">Settings
<option value="Logout">Logout
</select></td>
</form>
</body>
</html>

to get the variable called "(form.Menu.options[form.Menu.selectedIndex].text)"

hope this helps [sig]<p>Chiu Chan<br><a href=mailto:cchan@gefmus.com>cchan@gefmus.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.gefmus.com>GEFM

America, Inc</a><br>[/sig]

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DropDown nightmare

NevG

Programmer

PepperPepsi

Programmer

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