PHP variables (numbers) in javascript jump menu?

devisevere

I was thinking about making a little javascript jump menu targeted to a certain frame for a LONG list of links that each have a number at the end of them (1, 2, 3, and so on..) and I have no idea what the best way to go about it would be. I'd also need it to stop at a certain number.

I don't care if I have to make a list of the links such as www.blahblahblah/index.php?id=%s (did i even get that right? it would be a string, right? and yay copy and paste!)

Sorry I know so little about this, but any and all help will be greatly appreciated!

dalecosp

Dunno if this would be any help at all ... but your issue parallels one I'm working on at the moment. I'm assuming you know JS, since I'm leaving out the Javascript function jumpPage...The select box is populated by a list of manufacturers from the db table made for that purpose. The script redirects based on a contrived URL which contains a "header("Location")" call ... a bit kludgy perhaps, but it's working ...

<SELECT NAME="newLocations" onChange="jumpPage(this.form.newLocations)">
<option value="" selected>Browse Brands</option>
<?
$brands=get_brands(); // list of manufacturers from db
if ($brands) {
    while ($c<count($brands)) {
      if (!$c) { $c=0; }
      $url=strtolower("page.php?brand=".$brands[$c]['brandname']);
      echo "<option value=\"$url\">".$brands[$c]['brandname']."</option>\n";
      $c++;
        }
}
?>
</form>

At the moment, I'm working on the PHP to create the contrived "header" page automagically...

devisevere

Hmmm... that looks like it might work... is there any way to set it to stop at a certain number?

dalecosp

Sure -- either adjust the second parameter of the for loop, or do a conditional test on the value of $c within the loop and call "break;" at the appropriate time...