Re: Conditional Popup Menus with PHP/mySQL and Java?

Yes a javascript list is my next stop. After doing some digging I thought I would give the PHP list a shot first. I find it kind of gross loading ALL the data onto the page but I like the look the conditional menus give. Thanks, Dan > This is a javascript thing. Try comp.lang.javascript... the only thing u > really need to know is that you have to send ALL the data to the page with > javascript, then effectively, it's a static HTML page. > > Justin French > > > > on 16/08/02 12:19 AM, Dan Tappin (dan@wavefront.ca) wrote: > >> I am looking for an example of conditional menus using PHP / mySQL to >> populate the options and values of the menus and java to change these >> properties with out needing to submit the form to update it. >> >> Here is the best, closest example I could find using a static page: >> >> http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020112.html >> >> I am looking to create a set of popup menus via PHP and mySQL such as: >> >> <FORM NAME="menu"> >> <SELECT NAME="menu1" onChange="somejavascript()"> >> <OPTION VALUE="1" SELECTED>Animal >> <OPTION VALUE="2">Vegetable >> <OPTION VALUE="3">Mineral >> </SELECT> >> >> <SELECT NAME="menu2"> >> <OPTION VALUE="1.1" SELECTED>Cat >> <OPTION VALUE="1.2">Dog >> <OPTION VALUE="1.3">Horse >> </SELECT> >> </FORM> >> >> The idea being that when I change menu1 the choices on menu2 change >> accordingly. Menu1 is easy. The java script to make menu2 is where I am >> lost. The link above is great but it does not address setting the values of >> menu2. Also the java uses the text of menu1 not the values (1,2,3 etc). >> These values are the id values from my mySQL DB and make the queries easier. >> >> Any ideas / examples out there?