Woo hoo! That works. Thanks Matthew. I can never remember all the
intricacies of javascript, cause I just don't use it enough.
-Deanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Small" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: grrr....javascript
> I think you have to pass the entire scoped object to the function:
>
> function changeIt(select1, select2){
> if (select1[1].selected) {
> select2.selectedIndex = 1;}
>
> and call it like this:
>
> onChange="changeIt(document.form.a1best, document.form.a1when)"
>
> I have the hardest time remembering the DOM but I am pretty sure that
> the correct thing to do is pass the entire scoped object.
>
>
> Matthew Small
> IT Supervisor
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: grrr....javascript
>
> Hi folks,
> I'm in a foul mood this morning, and I'm trying to figure out this
> javascript thing. That's a
> bad combination for me. So, I decided to ask for help. Here's the basic
> script that works (with the hardcoded names of the select boxes).
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript">
> <!--
> function changeIt(select1, select2){
> var form = document.forms[0];
> if (form.a1best[1].selected) {
> form.a1when.selectedIndex = 1;}
> }
> //-->
> </SCRIPT>
>
> Basically, I want to be able to change the second select box if they
> choose the first item in the first select box. But, when I try use the
> variable names (select1, select2), it fails. Shouldn't I be able to call
> the script like so: onChange="changeIt(a1best, a1when)" and change the
> hardcoded references in the script above to select1 and select2 and have
> it work?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Deanna Schneider
> UWEX-Cooperative Extension
> Interactive Media Developer
>
>
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