NSBlaney Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Hi, I'm trying to build a little program to do with calculating postage. Unfortunately i haven't got a very good idea of how to use PHP, Java, or any other languages - apart from CSS and HTML . If you are interested in helping..please read on! Basically i want to make a program where i can have a drop down menu with different weights (from 100g to 5000g), and when one is chose a box will pop up indicating howmuch the postage will be, not necesserily a calculator, as i said before, but a small program with many variables. I was thinking of maybe adding countries too - so that postage can be worked out by weight and country/continent(UK, Europe, Asia, etc). If anyone could help by forwarding me to a tutorial, or if anyones knows of an already made script that i can edit i would be highly appreciative. Kindest Regards, Niall Blaney Telescopics Army Surplus http://www.telescopics.net Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/185810-simple-phpjava-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY6390 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 The simplest way would be to make one using php and AJAX. I don't know of any tutorials off the top of my head that can explain how to do what you want as it's pretty unique, but you could probably get one coded for you relatively cheaply or you can learn some php at http://www.phpvideotutorials.com and ajax at http://www.deathmonkeyz.com/ Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/185810-simple-phpjava-help/#findComment-981139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nafetski Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Might not even have to use ajax for something like this. Is the math that takes place, just simple multiplication? Each lb costs ___ dollars? If so it could be as easy as (using jquery) <script type="text/javacript"> $("select").bind("change",function(){ calculatePostage($(this).val()); } function calculatePostage(weight){ var cost = 3.23 // Enter your dollar amount here alert("Cost is $"+weight * cost) } </script> Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/185810-simple-phpjava-help/#findComment-981147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumforme123 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 something like this? <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function calcpop(){ var value = frmCalc.ComboWeight.value; switch (value) { case '1': alert("Postage is $1.00"); break; case '2': alert("Postage is $2.00"); break; case '3': alert("Postage is $3.00"); break; } } </script> </head> <body> <form name='frmCalc'> <p> <select name='ComboWeight' onChange='calcpop()'> <option value="" SELECTED>Choose One <option value="1"> 0g - 500g <option value="2"> 500g - 1000g <option value="3"> > 1000g </select> </p> </form> </body> </html> Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/185810-simple-phpjava-help/#findComment-981417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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