How I extract value from selected arrays

[Fendi Baba]

I am trying to write a simple Javascript code to pass value from a
listbox to another field

the following is my code

f=document.form s[0];
window.alert(f. FieldList.optio ns.length)
for(i=0;i<f.Fie ldList.options. length;i++)
{
if(f.FieldList. options[i].selected){
sReturn=f.Field List.options[i].value -------> this line doesn't seem
to work.
sReturn+=sRetur n +","
window.alert(sR eturn)}
}
Target=document .forms[0].RefTargetField .value;
TargetField=eva l("window.opene r.document.form s[0]." +Target);
TargetField.val ue=sReturn;
window.close()

Can help me figure out what I need to do to get the selected value to
sReturn?

Thanks

[kaeli]

Re: How I extract value from selected arrays

In article <c9e0fe8b.04051 70647.33e2245e@ posting.google. com>,
effendi@epitome .com.sg enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> I am trying to write a simple Javascript code to pass value from a
> listbox to another field
>
> the following is my code
>
> f=document.form s[0];
> window.alert(f. FieldList.optio ns.length)
> for(i=0;i<f.Fie ldList.options. length;i++)
> {
> if(f.FieldList. options[i].selected){
> sReturn=f.Field List.options[i].value -------> this line doesn't seem
> to work.
> sReturn+=sRetur n +","
> window.alert(sR eturn)}
> }
> Target=document .forms[0].RefTargetField .value;
> TargetField=eva l("window.opene r.document.form s[0]." +Target);
> TargetField.val ue=sReturn;
> window.close()
>
> Can help me figure out what I need to do to get the selected value to
> sReturn?
>[/color]

I assume this is a select that can be multiple. Because there's no other
reason to loop through the options to get the selected one.
Assuming that, you wanted sReturn += f.FieldList.opt ions[i].value and
you wanted to initialize sReturn to the empty string first. Note that
with no other code, I can't see if sReturn was declared OUTSIDE the if
or for block, as it would need to be.

Now, I see no other code, so I can't tell you why it "isn't working".
Especially since I don't know what you mean by that. What isn't working?
What happens? What browser? Did you check for errors? Did you check that
the form element you're accessing has properly formed HTML with values
for the options? It is legal, IIRC, to have options with no values.
Since I have no code here, I can't see if that is the case.

How about a working example or a link?

The best I can do with no other code:

var sReturn=""; // needed here or it is local to the for block and
unavailable when referenced for TargetField.val ue
f=document.form s[0];
window.alert(f. FieldList.optio ns.length)
for(i=0;i<f.Fie ldList.options. length;i++)
{
if(f.FieldList. options[i].selected)
{
sReturn+=f.Fiel dList.options[i].value;
sReturn+=sRetur n +",";
window.alert(sR eturn);
}
}
Target=document .forms[0].RefTargetField .value;
TargetField=eva l("window.opene r.document.form s[0]." +Target);
TargetField.val ue=sReturn;
window.close()

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[bruce]

Re: How I extract value from selected arrays

effendi@epitome .com.sg (Fendi Baba) wrote in message news:<c9e0fe8b. 0405170647.33e2 245e@posting.go ogle.com>...[color=blue]
> I am trying to write a simple Javascript code to pass value from a
> listbox to another field
>
> the following is my code
>
> f=document.form s[0];
> window.alert(f. FieldList.optio ns.length)
> for(i=0;i<f.Fie ldList.options. length;i++)
> {
> if(f.FieldList. options[i].selected){
> sReturn=f.Field List.options[i].value -------> this line doesn't seem
> to work.
> sReturn+=sRetur n +","
> window.alert(sR eturn)}
> }
> Target=document .forms[0].RefTargetField .value;
> TargetField=eva l("window.opene r.document.form s[0]." +Target);
> TargetField.val ue=sReturn;
> window.close()
>
> Can help me figure out what I need to do to get the selected value to
> sReturn?
>
> Thanks[/color]


That line that you question, works for me. Perhaps there's an error
in your HTML for the select box.

[Fendi Baba]

Re: How I extract value from selected arrays

bruce_brodinsky @glic.com (bruce) wrote in message news:<d3654513. 0405171148.68e6 5043@posting.go ogle.com>...[color=blue]
> effendi@epitome .com.sg (Fendi Baba) wrote in message news:<c9e0fe8b. 0405170647.33e2 245e@posting.go ogle.com>...[color=green]
> > I am trying to write a simple Javascript code to pass value from a
> > listbox to another field
> >
> > the following is my code
> >
> > f=document.form s[0];
> > window.alert(f. FieldList.optio ns.length)
> > for(i=0;i<f.Fie ldList.options. length;i++)
> > {
> > if(f.FieldList. options[i].selected){
> > sReturn=f.Field List.options[i].value -------> this line doesn't seem
> > to work.
> > sReturn+=sRetur n +","
> > window.alert(sR eturn)}
> > }
> > Target=document .forms[0].RefTargetField .value;
> > TargetField=eva l("window.opene r.document.form s[0]." +Target);
> > TargetField.val ue=sReturn;
> > window.close()
> >
> > Can help me figure out what I need to do to get the selected value to
> > sReturn?
> >
> > Thanks[/color]
>
>
> That line that you question, works for me. Perhaps there's an error
> in your HTML for the select box.[/color]


Thanks. As it turn out the field had an error. Thanks for the response