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  • Abby Lee
    #1

    Using select option values in function

    I want to check the value for a dropdown menu for "other" to make it
    so they can add a location that is not on the list.
    If the value = "other" I will bring up a dilog box they can enter
    their location...I have replaced this with an alert for testing...it
    does not work. What am I missing?

    <head>
    <script language="JavaS cript">
    function location(s)
    {
    var v = s.options[s.selectedIndex];
    if (v.value=="othe r")
    alert("works");
    }
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form><select name="location" size="1" onChange="locat ion(this)">
    <option value=" "></option>
    <option value="Access"> Access</option>
    <option value="BI">BI</option>
    <option value="CAB">CAB </option>
    <option value="Durst">D urst</option>
    <option value="OCB">OCB </option>
    <option value="SRP">SRP </option>
    <option value="Trecc">T recc</option>
    <option value="other">o ther</option>
    </select></form>
    </body>
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    • kaeli
      #2
      Re: Using select option values in function

      In article <80504bef.04070 91126.591a9228@ posting.google. com>, abbylee26
      @hotmail.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
      > I want to check the value for a dropdown menu for "other" to make it
      > so they can add a location that is not on the list.
      > If the value = "other" I will bring up a dilog box they can enter
      > their location...I have replaced this with an alert for testing...it
      > does not work. What am I missing?
      >[/color]

      The fact that you've basically got three things called "location". Your
      select, your function, and the intrinsic location object.

      This worked fine. All I changed were the names and I added the type
      attribute (language is deprecated).

      <html>
      <head>
      <script language="JavaS cript" type="text/javascript">
      function f_location(s)
      {
      var v = s.options[s.selectedIndex];
      if (v.value=="othe r")
      alert("works");
      }
      </script>
      </head>
      <body>
      <form><select name="s_locatio n" size="1" onChange="f_loc ation(this)">
      <option value=" "></option>
      <option value="Access"> Access</option>
      <option value="BI">BI</option>
      <option value="CAB">CAB </option>
      <option value="Durst">D urst</option>
      <option value="OCB">OCB </option>
      <option value="SRP">SRP </option>
      <option value="Trecc">T recc</option>
      <option value="other">o ther</option>
      </select></form>
      </body>
      </html>


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        • Lee
          #3
          Re: Using select option values in function

          Abby Lee said:[color=blue]
          >
          >I want to check the value for a dropdown menu for "other" to make it
          >so they can add a location that is not on the list.
          >If the value = "other" I will bring up a dilog box they can enter
          >their location...I have replaced this with an alert for testing...it
          >does not work. What am I missing?
          >
          ><head>
          ><script language="JavaS cript">
          >function location(s)[/color]

          Probably the fact that "location" is a reserved word.
          Change the name of your function (both places).

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            • Abby Lee
              #4
              Re: Using select option values in function

              Lee <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message news:<ccmuhk0o5 o@drn.newsguy.c om>...[color=blue]
              > Abby Lee said:[color=green]
              > >
              > >I want to check the value for a dropdown menu for "other" to make it
              > >so they can add a location that is not on the list.
              > >If the value = "other" I will bring up a dilog box they can enter
              > >their location...I have replaced this with an alert for testing...it
              > >does not work. What am I missing?
              > >
              > ><head>
              > ><script language="JavaS cript">
              > >function location(s)[/color]
              >
              > Probably the fact that "location" is a reserved word.
              > Change the name of your function (both places).[/color]

              No,
              I actully changed the code to be more readable for you.
              My code does not work with the original function name of "BuildLoc"

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                • Lee
                  #5
                  Re: Using select option values in function

                  Abby Lee said:[color=blue]
                  >
                  >Lee <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message[/color]
                  [color=blue][color=green]
                  >> Probably the fact that "location" is a reserved word.
                  >> Change the name of your function (both places).[/color]
                  >
                  >No,
                  >I actully changed the code to be more readable for you.
                  >My code does not work with the original function name of "BuildLoc"[/color]

                  Posting a simplified example is a good idea, but you've
                  got to make sure that the example that you post shows
                  the same errors that you're asking about, and no new ones.

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                    • Abby Lee
                      #6
                      Re: Using select option values in function

                      Lee <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message news:<ccro9a0n0 b@drn.newsguy.c om>...[color=blue]
                      > Abby Lee said:[color=green]
                      > >
                      > >Lee <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message[/color]
                      >[color=green][color=darkred]
                      > >> Probably the fact that "location" is a reserved word.
                      > >> Change the name of your function (both places).[/color]
                      > >
                      > >No,
                      > >I actully changed the code to be more readable for you.
                      > >My code does not work with the original function name of "BuildLoc"[/color]
                      >
                      > Posting a simplified example is a good idea, but you've
                      > got to make sure that the example that you post shows
                      > the same errors that you're asking about, and no new ones.[/color]


                      I must apologize, I made your corrections in my edited (easy to read)
                      code and it still did not work. I just cut and pasted your code and it
                      works.

                      Thank you Lee and Kaeli for your help on this.

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