javascript midi selector help - i cant get it to play right

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Joined: Aug 1999

i am trying to get a drop down menu to drop down with the names of some midi files and then when they select one it will play without showing the midi in a window so far this is the code i have

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
var name = "document.navform.inchoice.options[document.navform.inchoice.selectedindex].value";
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="black">
<form name="navform" method="POST"><select name="inchoice" size=1>
<option value="midichoose">War of the Worlds
<option value="indy">Indiana Jones
<option value="gilligan">Gilligan's Island
<option value="title">Title 1
<option value="title2">Title 2
<option value="warcraft2">Warcraft2
<option value="starwars">Starwars
<option value="smashmouth">Smashmouth
<option value="simpsons">Simpsons
<option value="scmidi">Starcraft
<option value="jamesbond" >James Bond
<option value="gadget">Inspector Gadget
<option value="dreams">Dreams
<option value="2001">2001
</option>
</select>
</form>
<input type="button" value="PLAY" onclick="play()">
<script>
function play()
{
document.write("<bgsound src=" + name + " loop=infinite>")
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

if you would please look over this and send any problems you find with it to me! im sure it wont take long

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Joined: Aug 1999

an added thing it accidently put a smiley instead of " followed by )

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What happens when you use this script?
Does it open in a new window?
JP

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They have: 4 posts

Joined: Aug 1999

ya i think it does open in a new window

one more thing....i figured out one of the problems...... i didnt put .mid! i feel stupid!

They have: 67 posts

Joined: Aug 1999

Hi,
please go to A1 JavaScripts
http://homes.arealcity.com/A1javascripts/
and get the script called "Select-A-Midi" script. It does the same thing but works. Good Luck

Webmaster A1 JavaScripts
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