On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 11:49 +0100, Mark Rees wrote: > The dropdown list is on the client (browser). Javascript runs on the > client. PHP runs on the server. > > You have 2 options > > - one is to do as Richard says and use javascript to change the contents > of one select box when an option is selected in another. > - the other is to refresh the page when the option is selected and write > different data into the second select box based on the option selected. > This is a question of using echo and iterating through the data you wish > to output. > > So how do you refresh the page when the drop down is selected? Thanks, Dan. > -----Original Message----- > From: Danny Brow [mailto:dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 01 June 2005 07:08 > To: PHP-Users > Subject: Re: dynamic drop down > > > On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:08 -0700, Richard Lynch wrote: > > On Tue, May 31, 2005 8:48 pm, Danny Brow said: > > > Could someone point me to an example with code for dynamic drop > > > downs in PHP? I would like to be able to have drop downs like > > > "Select Country" and another drop down show the states/provinces > > > based on the selected country. > > > > Well, the "dynamic" part of it isn't gonna be in PHP at all ; It's > > gonna be JavaScript. > > I thought I'd have to use JS, but was hoping someone knew a way to do it > with PHP. > > > > You can Google for "JavaScript dynamic menus" to find what you want. > > Then you just need to use PHP to spew out the JavaScript you want to > > spew out, but that's no different than spewing out the HTML you want > > to spew out, really. > > Tons on google, thanks, > > Dan. > > Gamma Global : Suppliers of HPCompaq, IBM, Acer, EPI, APC, Cyclades, D-Link, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, 3Com > > GAMMA GLOBAL (UK) LTD IS A RECOGNISED 'INVESTOR IN PEOPLE' AND REGISTERED FOR ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION > > ********************************************************************** > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This Email is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the > intended recipient, please notify the sender IMMEDIATELY; you should not > copy the email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any > other person. > > GENERAL STATEMENT: > > Any statements made, or intentions expressed in this communication may not > necessarily reflect the view of Gamma Global (UK) Ltd. Be advised that no content > herein may be held binding upon Gamma Global (UK) Ltd or any associated company > unless confirmed by the issuance of a formal contractual document or > Purchase Order, subject to our Terms and Conditions available from http://www.gammaglobal.com > > E&OE > > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
