Pass variable selected from drop down option field to text fields

**Mick White** · Jul 23 '05, 03:34 PM

Re: Pass variable selected from drop down option field to text fields

Dan wrote:
[color=blue]
> What I am trying to do is have the value of each text box set by the
> choice from the drop down box.
>
> Something like:
>
> <form name="populatef rm" id="contactfrm " method="post"
> action="results .asp">
>[/color]
<form ...>
<select name="region" onchange
="this.form['text_box_'+(th is.selectedInde x+1)].value
=this[this.selectedIn dex].value">
<option value="5.00" >Choice 1</option>
<option value="11.00">C hoice 2</option>
<input type="text" name="text_box_ 1"size="5">< BR>
<input type="text" name="text_box_ 2" size="5">
</select>
</form>

Mick

**Dan** · Jul 23 '05, 03:35 PM

Re: Pass variable selected from drop down option field to text fields

Thank you for posting the script, I think my
question wasn't clear. I tried modifing the posted script but I'm
missing something.

What I would like to do is have the drop down
selection keeps it defined variable that is passed on
to database. Depending on which value from the drop
down box is selected, it will populate 2 different
text boxes with 2 different values.

Thanks for any help!

Here is the script:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaS cript">

var firstArray = new Array("('Select region','',true ,true)",

//
Each field below will have 2 different time values
that will be added to the 2 text boxes.
//

"('this value selected and sent to script on submit'
value_1_for_tex t_box_1=5:00;
value_2_for_tex t_box_2=12:00;) ",
"('Highway 1' value_1_for_tex t_box_1=11:00;
value_2_for_tex t_box_2=1:00;)" ,
"('Highway 2' value_1_for_tex t_box_1=7:00;
value_2_for_tex t_box_2=4:00;)" ,
"('highway 3' value_1_for_tex t_box_1=8:00;
value_2_for_tex t_box_2=22:00;) ",
"('etc. for about 6 more locations')");

var secondArray = new Array("('Select region','',true ,true)",
"('highway 4' value_1_for_tex t_box_1=3:00;
value_2_for_tex t_box_2=6:00;)" ,
"('highway 5'value_1_for_t ext_box_1=5:00;
value_2_for_tex t_box_2=17:00;) ",
"('etc. for about 6 more locations')");
function populateLocatio n(inForm,select ed) {
var selectedArray = eval(selected + "Array");

for (var i=0; i < selectedArray.l ength; i++) {
eval("inForm.lo cation.options[i]=" + "new Option" +
selectedArray[i]);
}
}
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
function addTimes(a,b,c) {
if (a.value != '') {
/* Validate input here to check time entered is
of correct hh:mm format and within required
range
Handle error if is isn't
*/
}
var t0 = a.value.split(' :');
var t1 = b.value.split(' :');
var t2 = c.value.split(' :');

var m1 = +t0[1] + +t1[1];
var h1 = +t0[0] + +t1[0] + Math.floor(m1/60);
m1 = (m1 % 60);
b.value = h1 + ':' + m1;

var m2 = +t0[1] + +t2[1];
var h2 = +t0[0] + +t2[0] + Math.floor(m2/60);
m2 = (m2 % 60);
c.value = h2 + ':' + m2;
}
</script>
</head>

<body>

<form method="POST" action="results .asp" name="loc">

//Below is the value that needs to be passed on to the
ASP form. The value selected below will load a 2nd
drop down list that will contain the two variables for
the text boxes.
//

<select name="region"
onChange="popul ateLocation(doc ument.loc,docum ent.loc.region. options[document.loc.re gion.selectedIn dex].value)">
<option selected value=''>Select Region</option>
<option value='Region1' >Region1</option>
<option value='Region2' >Region2</option>
</select>

//The drop down list below is populated by the 1st
drop down list script and contains 1 variable that is
passed to the Data Base and contains the two variables
that need to be added to the 2 text boxes.
//

<select name="location" >
<option value=''>Choose Region 1st</option>
</select>

<input type="text" name="location_ 1"
size="20"></font>

<label for="inTime">
<input type="text" name="inTime"
onblur="addTime s(this,this.for m.time1,
this.form.time2 )"></label>

//The time value is inserted below from your script
using values from the second set of drop down boxes.
//

<input type="text" name="time1"
value="this is the part I am trying to script1"></label>

//The 2nd time value is inserted below from your
script using values from the second set of drop down
boxes.
//

<label for="inTime"><i nput type="text"
name="time2" value="this is the part I am trying to script2"></label>

<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B1">
<input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2">
</form>

Mick White <mwhite13BOGUS@ rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message news:<GeLpd.153 48$Uf.4608@twis ter.nyroc.rr.co m>...[color=blue]
> Dan wrote:
>[color=green]
> > What I am trying to do is have the value of each text box set by the
> > choice from the drop down box.
> >
> > Something like:
> >
> > <form name="populatef rm" id="contactfrm " method="post"
> > action="results .asp">
> >[/color]
> <form ...>
> <select name="region" onchange
> ="this.form['text_box_'+(th is.selectedInde x+1)].value
> =this[this.selectedIn dex].value">
> <option value="5.00" >Choice 1</option>
> <option value="11.00">C hoice 2</option>
> <input type="text" name="text_box_ 1"size="5">< BR>
> <input type="text" name="text_box_ 2" size="5">
> </select>
> </form>
>
> Mick[/color]

**Dan** · Jul 23 '05, 03:36 PM

Re: Pass variable selected from drop down option field to text fields

I'm making some progress.

I can't seem to get this to take more than 1 variable. High_Way2 will
not pass on its time value.

Anyone see any glaring errors?

Thanks again for all the help.

<script language="JavaS cript">

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR="white" >

<form name="Traffic_R esults">

<select name="CIP_Diff" onChange="Trip_ Time()">
<option value="choose" selected>Choose </option>
<option value="High_Way 1">High Way 1</option>
<option value="High_Way 2">High Way 2</option>

</select> &n bsp;  <font size="-1">Starting Location</font>
<BR>

Time at Location <input type=text name="reported_ time" size=5
value=""><br>
ETA 1 <input type=text name="display_t ime" size=5 value="0:00"><b r>
ETA 2 <input type=text name="display_t ime2" size=5 value="0:00">

</form>

**RobB** · Jul 23 '05, 03:37 PM

Re: Pass variable selected from drop down option field to text fields

docean@rocketma il.com (Dan) wrote in message news:<296dd184. 0411281502.1d8f a71b@posting.go ogle.com>...[color=blue]
> I'm making some progress.
>
> I can't seem to get this to take more than 1 variable. High_Way2 will
> not pass on its time value.
>
> Anyone see any glaring errors?
>
> Thanks again for all the help.
>
> <script language="JavaS cript">
> 
> </SCRIPT>
> </HEAD>
>
> <BODY BGCOLOR="white" >
>
> <form name="Traffic_R esults">
>
>
> <select name="CIP_Diff" onChange="Trip_ Time()">
> <option value="choose" selected>Choose </option>
> <option value="High_Way 1">High Way 1</option>
> <option value="High_Way 2">High Way 2</option>
>
> </select> &n bsp;  <font size="-1">Starting Location</font>
> <BR>
>
> Time at Location <input type=text name="reported_ time" size=5
> value=""><br>
> ETA 1 <input type=text name="display_t ime" size=5 value="0:00"><b r>
> ETA 2 <input type=text name="display_t ime2" size=5 value="0:00">
>
> </form>[/color]

You've posted so much conflicting code, hard to even guess at what
you're doing. In these instances, it's usually best to post some
(valid) HTML, with a simple description of what needs to happen.

Store the data in an object/array (same thing, really) and use the
selected option value as a 'key' to extract & process it.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dt d">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>untitled </title>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[

var data = new Object;
data['High_Way1'] = '2:20|4:30';
data['High_Way2'] = '3:40|5:15';
data['default'] = '0:00|0:00';

function trip_time(selOb j)
{
var sval = selObj.options[selObj.selected Index].value, //get selected
value
els = selObj.form.ele ments, //form elements
separator = '|', //separates data (above)
d = data[sval || 'default'].split(separato r); //so, split it into an
array
els.display_tim e.value = d[0]; //output 1st element
els.display_tim e2.value = d[1]; //output 2nd element
}

//]]>
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="Traffic_R esults">
<select name="CIP_Diff" onchange="retur n trip_time(this) ">
<option value="" selected="selec ted">Choose</option>
<option value=""></option>
<option value="High_Way 1">High Way 1</option>
<option value="High_Way 2">High Way 2</option>
</select>
  &nb sp; <font size="-1">Starting Location</font>
<br />
Time at Location <input type="text" name="reported_ time" value=""
size="5" />
<br />
ETA 1 <input type="text" name="display_t ime" value="0:00" size="5"><br
/>
ETA 2 <input type="text" name="display_t ime2" value="0:00" size="5" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Pass variable selected from drop down option field to text fields

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