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Menu system, please help me

osheriff

Hello people,
What do I need to do with php to get each option to take you the website entered into the values of each option.

<select name="menu">
<option value="Menu options">Menu options</options>
<option value="-Add options-">---add options---</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addcourse.php">add course</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addlecturer.php">add lecturer</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addmeeting.php">add meeting</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addstudent.php">add student</options>
<option value="-Delete options-">---delete options---</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletecourseform.php">delete course</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletelecturerform.php">delete lecturer</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletemeetingform.php">delete meeting</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletestudentform.php">delete student</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deleteupload.php">delete upload</options>
<option value="http://www.groominglounge.com/embar1teeth.html">test</options>

Anon

If you're talking about doing a redirect upon selection, then that would be done using Javascript. If you are going to have the user submit the form after selecting from the menu, then that would be done like this:

<?php
header ("Location: $menu");
exit;
?>

osheriff

I'm talking about the system that is used on this page (http://www.groominglounge.com/hdhcr.html). After selecting an option , it takes you to another page

jesus_hairdo

That's done using JavaScript. As it happens i use a similar thing on my site here is my code.
I use the javascript to open new windows for content as well as opening them in the same window. The 'name_of_window' specifies which window the page opens in, if you want it to open in the same window just use '_top' otherwise just use any name you want.

in the <head> put,

<script language="javascript">
function changeURL(winName,newURL) {
win = window.open(newURL,winName);
}
</script>

Then,

<form name="Form_Name">
<select name="menu" onChange = "changeURL('name_of_window',document.Form_Name.menu.value);">

<option>Menu options</options>
<option>---add options---</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addcourse.php">add course</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addlecturer.php">add lecturer</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addmeeting.php">add meeting</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addstudent.php">add student</options>
<option>---delete options---</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletecourseform.php">delete course</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletelecturerform.php">delete lecturer</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletemeetingform.php">delete meeting</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletestudentform.php">delete student</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deleteupload.php">delete upload</options>
<option value="http://www.groominglounge.com/embar1teeth.html">test</options>
</select>

osheriff

Thank you very much, I was trying to implement it in php using headers but this seems an easier option. Once again thanks

Anon

Well, then like I said, you're talking about using Javascript, not PHP. The easiest way to do it is by adding an "onChange" event to the select menu. This should do the trick:

<select name="menu" onChange="top.location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value">
<option>Menu options</options>
<option>---add options---</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addcourse.php">add course</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addlecturer.php">add lecturer</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addmeeting.php">add meeting</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/addstudent.php">add student</options>
<option>---delete options---</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletecourseform.php">delete course</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletelecturerform.php">delete lecturer</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletemeetingform.php">delete meeting</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deletestudentform.php">delete student</options>
<option value="http://sheriff.dns2go.com/sisi/deleteupload.php">delete upload</options>
<option value="http://www.groominglounge.com/embar1teeth.html">test</options>
</select>

osheriff

beautiful, now how do i get it to open a new window. Thanks to all that helped

osheriff

what do I do to get it to open in a new page?

thanks for the previous help.

jesus_hairdo

Just change to 'name_of_window' in "
<select name="menu" onChange = "changeURL('name_of_window',document.Form_Name.menu.value);"> " to '_blank' this should open in a new window