[SOLVED] Drop down form - option syntax

[Thundarfoot]

here is what I have(which obviously does not work lol)

 

<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
  <label>Files
  <select name="select">
<option value="http://localhost/file1.php">File 1</option>
<option value="http://localhost/file2.php">File 2</option>
  </select>
  </label>
  <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">

 

Basically I think my option value is wrong...

any help is much appreciated.

[pdkv2]

What you expect from the above code please be specific.

 

 

[Thundarfoot]

I want to select option 1 or 2 from the drop down list, click submit, and have file1.php or file2.php load in the current brrowser window.

 

thank you for your time

[pdkv2]

You need to submit the form using javscript

 

 

<script language="javascript">

function submits(form1){

val=form1.sel.value

form1.action = val;

form1.submit();

}

</script>

 

call the above funcion on click of the submit button and change the buttons inpu type to button from type=submit

 

 

Rgds

Sharad

[thebadbad]

Using PHP you could put this in top of the file with the form:

 

<?php
if (isset($_POST['select'])) {
$redirectTo = $_POST['select'];
header("Location: $redirectTo");
exit;
}
?>

// form down here somewhere

[pdkv2]

What if one need to keep the first option selected by default

 

Cheers !

[Thundarfoot]

thank you for the php example works like a charm.

 

I simply made the first option read Choose file and left its value blank..again thanks for the help to both of you.