> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 11:53:44 -0400 > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ajwei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: tedd.sperling@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Select Values Didn't Get Passed in From Two Different Forms > > At 12:08 PM -0400 5/29/10, Alice Wei wrote: > > > >At the time of writing this, I got all the functionality I wanted, > >only that it takes 3 submits, which is 4 pages in total, which > >includes two dependent select menus based on user input by clicking > >on the radio button and some other static drop downs and text inputs. > > > >I am not sure if it is possible to cut it down two only two submits, > >I just went online and found this, > >http://www.w3schools.com/dhtml/tryit.asp?filename=trydhtml_event_onchange. > >If I could change this function to using the radio button, and > >process the other searching for the dependent drop downs using case > >statements with PHP , do you think this is a good idea? > > > >Anyway, I found this method is kind of ugly for the time being, but > >less daunting with what I was doing before. Thanks. > > > >Alice > > Alice: > > The example you provided above is very basic and I think what you > want is far more complex. > > I realize that it's hard to convey what it is that you actually want > because you don't know all that can be done -- and the number of > possibilities of how to organize controls is far too vast for me to > guess. > > For example, here's another example of what can be done: > > http://www.webbytedd.com/a/ajax-select/index.php > > But I know this doesn't fully solve your problem but it comes closer > than the example you provided above. > > Sometimes it's best to "story-board" what you want so that both you > and to whom you're asking questions can have a better idea of the > problem. > > For example, let's say you want to gather data from a user -- in > option A, the user is asked Y/N. If the user answers N, then the user > is sent to option B. If the user answers Y, then the user is sent to > option C. In option B the user is presented with... and Option C the > user is presented with... and so on. -- I'm sure you get the idea. > > So, if you want to continue with this, please prepare a "story-board" > and present your problem again. > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- Tedd, Looks like I finally found the answer to my question, and the key is the term, dependent drop down menu. There is an example that I found here, http://www.huanix.com/files/dependent_select/dependent_select.txt, and after editing everything, looks like what I want is not so far to reach. As I am writing now, I got the code I desired to work after studying what went on in the code from the above link. Thanks for your help, and looks like I solved the problem, I may be able to close the thread now. Alice > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2
