Change your code to:
userId = request.getParameter("Users");
----- Original Message -----
From: Amar Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 9:12 AM
Subject: Reading option value from select
> Hi all,
>
> I have a form the submit buttons calls a servet. The form has a select
> box like the following.
>
> <SELECT Name="Users" Size="9" onChange=showValue()>
> <OPTION value=5>Barbara Parker
> <OPTION value=1>Glenn Angell
> <OPTION value=2>Jon Woodard
> <OPTION value=9>Jonathan Ives
> <OPTION value=8>Lyle Hall
> <OPTION value=3>Robert Randal
> <OPTION value=4>Stephen Flannery
> <OPTION value=7>Stu Rich
> <OPTION value=6>Tambra Gallant
> </SELECT>
>
> In the servlet code I have someting like the following to grab the
> selected value in the form
>
> try {
> userId =
> request.getParameter("Users.options[users.selectedIndex].value");
>
> }
> catch(Exception e) {
> e.printStackTrace();
> }
>
> Unfortunately, it is not working. Please help.
>
> Amar Das
> St. George Consulting Group
> Rockland, Maine
>
>
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