Help with how to solve complex problem

[lelyea]

I am creating an application form in PHP. The customer would like a click 3/4 down the page to open a new browser window with programs and descriptions. When the user selects a program it populates the PHP form with the user's selection. I suspect cookies might be the way to go here, but I can't quite get my mind around it. I also suspect the solution will require some javascript, which I know a little about. The list of programs and their descriptions will be dynamically displayed from a MySQL DB.

(The old html form simply had a dropdown list)

Any direction/advice much appreciated.

Len

[sneakyimp]

If the customer wants a popup window, you can open a new window using javascript. You may find this page helpful:
http://www.quirksmode.org/js/croswin.html

[Kudose]

It sounds like you are wanting a page with a form that has a link/button to open a new window that submits information to the parent window?

If so, you will defaintely need JavaScript.

http://www.w3schools.com/HTMLDOM/dom_obj_window.asp is a good place to start.