setting a variable from select option value

[tgoold]

I'm having a hard time setting a variable from the value in my select, option (drop-down box value). Can someone give me some sample code to do that?
Thanks.

[Newsgroup_User]

form.cfm
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<form action="action.cfm" method="post">
<select name="myCoolSelect">
<option value="foo" selected="selected">Joe Cool</option>
</select>
<input type="submit">
</form>


action.cfm
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<cfoutput>#form.myCoolSelect#</cfoutput>

[Dan_Bracuk]

What kind of variable? What's it going to be used for?

[tgoold]

The option variable will be a URL. I want to use the variable in my action statement, as in <cfform action=the url from the select statement.

[tgoold]

<form name="form3" method="post" action="#dev#">
<select onChange="this.form.submit()" name="dev">
<option value="javascript:void(0)" selected>- Select -</option>
<option value="search-swdev.cfm">Approved Developers List</option>

My question is: How do I get "search-swdev.cfm" set as #dev# so that action will load that URL?

[Newsgroup_User]

> My question is: How do I get "search-swdev.cfm" set as #dev# so that action
> will load that URL?
>

Reading this and some of your replies.... I do not think this is a
ColdFusion problem. That looks like you are trying to create a
JavaScript jump list.

I have not done this in a long time since they have fallen out of favor
do to accessibilities issues.

You will need to create a JavaScript function that is called from the
select onChange event. This function will read the value of the
selected option, modify the form action to this value and then submit
the form.

[Guest]

<select onChange="this.form.action = this.value;this.form.submit()" name="dev">

the above script might work.

[Dan_Bracuk]

The simplest way is to submit to a page which reads that form field and forwards the user to the real page.

[tgoold]

How do I do that? Don't I still have to know the value of the option? How do I get that?

[Dan_Bracuk]

quote:

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Originally posted by: tgoold
How do I do that? Don't I still have to know the value of the option? How do I get that?

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from the form variables.

[tgoold]

Is it like form.option.value?

[Dan_Bracuk]

quote:

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Originally posted by: tgoold
Is it like form.option.value?

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No, that is javascript which you can use to see your form field values before you submit your form.

I was referring to form scope variables which you can process with cold fusion after the form is submitted.

[tgoold]

oh, ok. I'll give it a try. Thanks for your help.

[tgoold]

Thanks, Ian. I don't think I can do it without JavaScript either.