onChange event

[JazzLeg]

Hello,

What I need to do is: when a drop down box is changed, I want to send its value and that of another form element to a function. This then posts another page with the variables.

Anyways this works fine in explorer but returns a null for value1 (but returns value2) when I use netscape.

Here is my code:

<select name=&quot;varA&quot; onchange=&quot;hot_fault(form1.value1.value,form1.value2.value);&quot;> 
		
<option value=&quot;&quot;>Select</option>
<option value=&quot;1&quot;>1</option>  
<option value=&quot;2&quot;>2</option>
<option value=&quot;3&quot;>3</option> 

</select>

And this function in the head:

<script>
function hot_fault(value1,value2) {	
		window.location = &quot;contact.asp?varA=&quot; + value1 + &quot;&varB=&quot; + value2 + &quot;&opt=1&quot;;	
}
</script>

Can anyone help?

 

[onpnt]

netscape nees a document. for object referencing. also a return statement. _________________________________________________________
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[JazzLeg]

Sorry to be dumb but where abouts would I put document. and the return statement.

Many thanks

 

[onpnt]

when I re-read your question I get that you want to send two values. the selection and the other form field? right?

you said this works in IE but I'm trying to figure out how it could when you don't have reference to the select field in the event.
<select name=&quot;varA&quot; onchange=&quot;hot_fault(here-->form1.value1.value,form1.value2.value);&quot;>
there's no reference to the varA name of the element.

when you reference a select you use the selectedIndex clause to get the value selected.
so:
document.form1.varA.options[document.form1.varA.selectedIndex].value
or the shortcut version of this.selecedIndex

the other field should be stated as documment.form1.value1.value

as for return. you need to use the return mainly in a form in Netscape (not sure if 7 changed this) to either stop processing and return a boolean value for comparison or return a value from conditioning.

simply add
<select name=&quot;varA&quot; onchange=&quot;return hot_fault(this.selecedIndex,document.form1.value2.value);&quot;>

and validate to return false or true

That's not what your doing so it is not needed. sorry for the misdirection there. _________________________________________________________
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[JazzLeg]

The value1, value2 bit was a typo, but i had no idea about using the selectedIndex but now I do and it works in Netscape and IE!!!

Thanks very much onpnt.