Menu list help needed

[mum4d]

I have created a List Menu in a form that makes a selection from a database. But I have had to put a button next to it to activate the selection. ie: 1)select an item from the menu, 2)then click the select button to make the selection and display the data from the database.

How do I make it so I do not need to click the select button??
ie: 1) select an item from a menu and as soon as you release the mouse the data from the database is displayed??

My form code looks like this[code]<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
      <select name="select">
        <option>Choose a Catagory</option>
        <option value="form">form</option>
        <option value="NCR">NCR</option>
        <option value="Tags">Tags</option>
      </select>
      <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Select" />
    </form>[/code]

Thanks in advance!

[bonaparte]

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I have created a List Menu in a form that makes a selection from a database. But I have had to put a button next to it to activate the selection. ie: 1)select an item from the menu, 2)then click the select button to make the selection and display the data from the database.

How do I make it so I do not need to click the select button??
ie: 1) select an item from a menu and as soon as you release the mouse the data from the database is displayed??

My form code looks like this[code]<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
      <select name="select">
        <option>Choose a Catagory</option>
        <option value="form">form</option>
        <option value="NCR">NCR</option>
        <option value="Tags">Tags</option>
      </select>
      <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Select" />
    </form>[/code]

Thanks in advance!
[/quote]

You need a form handler which can process the data submitted from the above form. In your form tag specify the action URI
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="http://www.example.com/form-handler.php">

In the form handler script write the code that displays the data from the database. To submit the form without hitting the submit button use

onchange='this.form.submit.value = "Select"; this.form.submit()'>
Also change the name of the submit to something other than submit. JavaScript won't work with the name of the submit button as submit.