form and onchange new window

[carpman]

Hello, i have a html banner ad which has a form in it, this opens in current window but i need to get it to open in new window.

From what i have found i need to change the onchange section but i am unsure as to how or what to chage it to. here is code:

<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME=catalog VALUE="tackle"><INPUT NAME=query TYPE=TEXT SIZE=17> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Go"><input type=hidden name=.autodone value='http://store.yahoo.com/tackle/nsearch.html'>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type=HIDDEN name=catalog value="tackle">
<select name="Navigation:" onChange="top.location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value">
<option value="" selected>Search by Brand


I should note that teh form has to parts and part for entering text and doing search and the the above which when option is select it goes to URl automatically. I have sorted the 1st bit by doing:


<FORM METHOD=GET TARGET=BLANK ACTION= >


many thanks

[makeda]

Originally posted by carpman
I should note that teh form has to parts and part for entering text and doing search and the the above which when option is select it goes to URl automatically. I have sorted the 1st bit by doing:

I have no idea what this means. Perhaps you could elaborate.

Regarding your initial question, changing this:

onChange="top.location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value"

to this:

onChange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)"

Will open that address in a new window. However, it will do this each time you change the dropdown, so you could find yourself swamped with popups.

[carpman]

that did it, thanks

[makeda]

No problem.

[Bobosse]

Makeda,

Quick question,
I need the same thing, but, the difference is that I have a top frame "header" and a main frame "main".
My pulldown menu is located in the "header frame" and I want the "main" frame to reload with the selected var from my pulldown window.
Right now I have that:
<select onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'main')">
in my header.php

What it does, it does reload with the selected var, but it reloads the full page in main (header+main)...so now I have this on my page:

header
header
main


Any idea on how to get

header
main

Thanks. Damien