meresda Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Bit of a programming newb, so be nice I am developing a small app in Joomla! where I need to sequentially number file folders. On the page where I add new folders I have a select menu to select the type of folder. In this case, either Action, Reference, or Archive. What I want to have happen is after I select the type of folder, I want to enter the next available number in the form field. I realize to do this without resubmitting the page I need to use javascript and onchange. The problem is I am almost clueless when it comes to javascript (I am working on it though) so I need some help. This is what I have. <fieldset class="adminform"> <legend><?php echo JText::_( 'Folders' ); ?></legend> <table class="admintable"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="20%" class="key"><label for="Type"><?php echo JText::_( 'Folder Type' ); ?>:</label> </td> <td><?php echo $lists['FolderType'];?></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" class="key"><label for="FolderNumber"><?php echo JText::_( 'Folder Number' ); ?></label> </td> <td><INPUT type="text" name="FolderNumber" id="FolderNumber" value="<?php echo $row->FolderNumber;?>"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" class="key"><label for="Location"><?php echo JText::_( 'Location' ); ?></label> </td> <td><?php echo $lists['Location']?></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" class="key"><label for="MaxFiles"><?php echo JText::_( 'Max Files' ); ?></label> </td> <td><INPUT type="text" name="MaxFiles" id="MaxFiles" value="<?php echo $row->MaxFiles;?>"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </fieldset> I have the last folder numbers entered for each type of file folder stored in an array $foldernumbers. My select menu looks like this. <select name="FolderType" id="FolderType" class="inputbox" ><option value="-1" >Select a Folder Type</option> <option value="0" >Action</option> <option value="1" >Reference</option> <option value="2" >Archive</option> </select> I assume I have to pass my php array into a javascript array then call that based on my select menu. Only I have no clue how to go about doing that. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amites Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 might I recommend a javascript forum? http://www.google.com/search?q=javascript+forum&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meresda Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Good point, I shall journey off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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