Problem with Double dropdown menu to open link

JavaScript
1

The below script displays links to a webpage using a double drop down menu.
I want the script to open the links directly in a new window or existing window.

Plz advise how this can be done.
Thank you!!!

<center><table bgcolor="f4e7c3" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td align="center" valign="MIDDLE" width="25%"><span style="color: #04384d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Select from the drop-down below</span><br /><br /><!-- The first select list -->
Select Chapter: <select name="slist1" onchange="SList.getSelect('slist2', this.value);">
 <option />- - -
 <option value="ch1" />Chapter 1
 <option value="ch2" />Chapter 2
</select>
<!-- Tags for the seccond dropdown list, and for text-content -->
<span id="slist2"></span> <div id="scontent"></div>

<script><!--
/* Script Double Select Dropdown List, from: coursesweb.net/javascript/ */
var SList = new Object();             // JS object that stores data for options

// HERE replace the value with the text you want to be displayed near Select
var txtsl2 = 'Select Verse:';

/*
 Property with options for the Seccond select list
 The key in this object must be the same with the values of the options added in the first select
 The values in the array associated to each key represent options of the seccond select
*/
SList.slist2 = {
 "ch1": ['Ch1-Verse1', 'Ch1-Verse2'],
"ch2": ['Ch2-Verse1',  'Ch2-Verse2']
};

/*
 Property with text-content associated with the options of the 2nd select list
 The key in this object must be the same with the values (options) added in each Array in "slist2" above
 The values of each key represent the content displayed after the user selects an option in 2nd dropdown list
*/
SList.scontent = {
"Ch1-Verse1": '<a href=\\'http://test.com/chapter-1-verse-1.html\\'>Chapter 1 - Verse 1</a>',
"Ch1-Verse2": '<a href=\\'http://test.com/chapter-1-verse-2.html\\'>Chapter 1 - Verse 2</a>',
"Ch2-Verse1": '<a href=\\'http://test.com/chapter-2-verse-1.html\\'>Chapter 2 - Verse 1</a>',
"Ch2-Verse2": '<a href=\\'http://test,com/chapter-2-verse-2.html\\'>Chapter 2 - Verse 2</a>'
};

    /* From here no need to modify */

// function to get the dropdown list, or content
SList.getSelect = function(slist, option) {
  document.getElementById('scontent').innerHTML = '';           // empty option-content

  if(SList[slist][option]) {
    // if option from the last Select, add text-content, else, set dropdown list
    if(slist == 'scontent') document.getElementById('scontent').innerHTML = SList[slist][option];
    else if(slist == 'slist2') {
      var addata = '<option>- - -</option>';
      for(var i=0; i<SList[slist][option].length; i++) {
        addata += '<option value="'+SList[slist][option][i]+'">'+SList[slist][option][i]+'</option>';
      }

      document.getElementById('slist2').innerHTML = txtsl2+' <select name="slist2" onchange="SList.getSelect(\\'scontent\\', this.value);">'+addata+'</select>';
      document.getElementById('slist2').href = txtsl2+' <select name="slist2" onchange="SList.getSelect(\\'scontent\\', this.value);">'+addata+'</select>';
      document.getElementById('slist2').href = target="_blank";
    }
  }
  else if(slist == 'slist2') {
    // empty the tag for 2nd select list
    document.getElementById('slist2').innerHTML = '';
  }
}
--></script>
</td></tr></tbody></table></center>
2

Hi there somkkk,

Welcome to the forums :slight_smile:

To do what you want, you need to change two things.

This:

SList.scontent = {
"Ch1-Verse1": '<a href=\\'http://test.com/chapter-1-verse-1.html\\'>Chapter 1 - Verse 1</a>',
"Ch1-Verse2": '<a href=\\'http://test.com/chapter-1-verse-2.html\\'>Chapter 1 - Verse 2</a>',
"Ch2-Verse1": '<a href=\\'http://test.com/chapter-2-verse-1.html\\'>Chapter 2 - Verse 1</a>',
"Ch2-Verse2": '<a href=\\'http://test,com/chapter-2-verse-2.html\\'>Chapter 2 - Verse 2</a>'
};

into this:

SList.scontent = {
"Ch1-Verse1": 'http://test.com/chapter-1-verse-1.html',
"Ch1-Verse2": 'http://test.com/chapter-1-verse-2.html',
"Ch2-Verse1": 'http://test.com/chapter-2-verse-1.html',
"Ch2-Verse2": 'http://test.com/chapter-2-verse-2.html'
};

Here you are removing the markup from the string and just leaving the url.

Then change this:

if(slist == 'scontent') document.getElementById('scontent').innerHTML = SList[slist][option];

into this:

if(slist == 'scontent') window.location = SList[slist][option];

and the link will be followed.

3

Dear Pullo,

Thanks a lot for the immediate reply!
Greatly helped!

Could u also guide me how the resultant link can be opened in a new window ?
I tried window.open, but didn’t work.

Tx!

4

Hi there,

Try this:

if(slist == 'scontent') window.open(SList[slist][option]);
5

Works beautifully.

Thanks a lott!