Retrieving ASP DropDown Value

[ledsoft]

I have a dropdown called MyID that is populated from a MySQL database. This I thought would be the nerve racking part. But, it turns out I was able to find easy to follow samples. The problem is, after I populate the dropdown, how do I get the value that was selected by the end user?

Any ideas would be helpfull.

Thanks in advance

 

[onpnt]

you should be able to request it?

how are you trying to get the value and where? _________________________________________________________
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[ledsoft]

Sample of populating from ADO.

<select name=&quot;d1&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; onClick=&quot;ProcessID(d1)&quot; >

<% Do While Not ors.EOF %> <option value=&quot;<% = ors(&quot;planid&quot %>&quot;><% = ors(&quot;planid&quot %></option>
<% ors.movenext %>
<% loop %>
</select>

 

[onpnt]

I'd get rid of the spaces in the = (write) if that isn't a copy/paste issue
eg:
&quot;<%=ors(&quot;planid&quot %>&quot;

there's no reason why
request.form(&quot;d1&quot

will not give you the value selected that I can see _________________________________________________________
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[BG12424]

See my FAQ regarding this: faq333-3228 _______________________________
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Brian
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[ledsoft]

I must be doing something wrong here. Can you assist please? As you can see, I tried a couple of different ways.

Thanks.

<script language=&quot;VBSCRIPT&quot;>
Function ProcessID(SelectedID)
request.form(&quot;d1&quot
response.write SelectedID
End Function
</script>

<select name=&quot;d1&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; afterupdate=&quot;ProcessID(d1)&quot; >

<% Do While Not ors.EOF %> <option value=&quot;<%=ors(&quot;planid&quot %>&quot;><%=ors(&quot;planid&quot %></option>
<% ors.movenext %>
<% loop %></select><br>

 

[onpnt]

the big thing wrong here is the use of client side vbscript to get a server side object.

you need to convert that function to ASP and submit the form and then run the function _________________________________________________________
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[onpnt]

here's a quick eg:
<%
if request.form(&quot;d1&quot<>&quot;&quot; then
request.form(&quot;d1&quot
response.write SelectedID
else
%>
<form action=&quot;samepage.asp&quot; method=&quot;psot&quot;>
<select name=&quot;d1&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; afterupdate=&quot;ProcessID(d1)&quot; >

<% Do While Not ors.EOF %> <option value=&quot;<%=ors(&quot;planid&quot %>&quot;><%=ors(&quot;planid&quot %></option>
<% ors.movenext %>
<% loop %></select><br>
</form>
<% end if %>


that won't work quite right but I think it may clear it up a bit _________________________________________________________
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