Form object problem...

[Hundley]

Hi all -

I am attempting to give the user a drop down menu box and have them select one of three options. Then click on the continue image and be sent to a certain page depending on what choice they have made... Here is my code:

with "former" being the name of the form and "word" being the name of the drop down menu...

<script>
function getit() {
if ((document.former.word.value = "test1")){window.location = "index.html"}
else if ((document.former.word.value = "test2")) {window.location = "index1.html"}
else if ((document.former.word.value = "test3")) {window.location = "index2.html"}

}
</script>


I can only get it to send the user to index.html... any suggestions??? Thanks!

[weirdbeardmt]

It looks like you are missing semicolons... have a look at www.javascriptsource.com -- there is a script there that does exactly what you want.

[makeda]

actually, i don't think the problem is semi-colons, the problem is your evalutation statements. insetead of:

if ((document.former.word.value = "test1")){window.location = "index.html"}

you need to use 2 "=" signs, like this:

if (document.former.word.value == "test1"){window.location = "index.html"}

try that.

[Hundley]

ok - I guess the problem was not in the JS but actually part of the form object. Apparently I needed to add values to each of the menu options for it to work properly... all good now - thanks...

[makeda]

make sure you still fix the evaluation statements in your JS or it still won't work the way you want it to.

[Hundley]

actually I put those extra "="'s into the statements and it didn't work at all... the word "test1" etc. wasn't exatly a word the the user would enter but rather one of the options on the menu. So instead of referencing "test 1" as the value, I now actually entered a value (in the code) of 1... confusing but it works properly now! thanks!

[Maelstrom]

Originally posted by Hundley
actually I put those extra "="'s into the statements and it didn't work at all... the word "test1" etc. wasn't exatly a word the the user would enter but rather one of the options on the menu. So instead of referencing "test 1" as the value, I now actually entered a value (in the code) of 1... confusing but it works properly now! thanks!

Thats strange because 1 = sign applys the left side to the right side. It doesn't (or shouldn't) evaluate anything

[Hundley]

This chunck of code works in IE but not in Netscape...anyone wanna guess why!!?!?!?! thanks...


<script>
function getit() {
if ((document.former.word.value == "1")) {window.location = "reportlist2a.html"}
else if ((document.former.word.value == "2")) {window.location = "reportlist2b.html"}
else if ((document.former.word.value == "3")) {window.location = "reportlist2c.html"}

}
</script>

[Hundley]

ok - messed with this code a little more... the problem, I believe, has something to do with the form object. I think this because when I change the list/menu form to a text field everything works properly in both IE and NS... what do you think?