I just checked in the JavaScript Bible 5th Edition (page 710) and they say that new browsers provide this
WinIE4+ MacIE4+ NN3+ NN6+ Moz1+ Safari1+ Doesn't say anything about XHTML or anything like that... But it doesn't say anything about it not being standard either. ...................... Ben Nadel Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer www.bennadel.com -----Original Message----- From: Munson, Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:15 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Tricky Form validation Question (for me at least) Indeed, it works fine in Firefox as well. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Nadel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:11 AM > > Hmmm. I don't do enough client-side stuff I suppose. I have never run > into a problem with it in IE or FireFox (that I can remember), but do > most stuff Server side. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan G. Switzer, II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:08 PM > > >I am pretty sure that select boxes do have a "value" > attribute... Maybe > > >its not standard? > > > ><form> > > <select onchange="alert( this.value );"> > > <option value="A">ONE</option> > > <option value="B">TWO</option> > > <option value="C">THREE</option> > > </select> > ></form> > > > >Works fine for me. > > That's non-standard syntax, but it works in IE. It shouldn't work in > other browsers. "EMF <idahopower.com>" made the following annotations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ======================================================================== ====== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:256146 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

