Dynamic Drop Down List ( Jumping Menu )

zerocool posted this at 18:53 — 25th October 2009.

Joined: Jun 2009

Hey everyone,

i am trying to create a list menu, for a automobile website in which you search a model by first selecting a year from the drop down list and then in the next drop down list you select the make/model and then press go to go to the particular page of that model/make .
I did not use PHP because i dont know it .
------------------------below is to give you and idea -----------------

I have made them in a form but cant get to work....

<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function MM_jumpMenuGo(objId,targ,restore){ //v9.0
  var selObj = null;  with (document) { 
  if (getElementById) selObj = getElementById(objId);
  if (selObj) eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
  if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0; }
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
  <label for="select">Model</label>
  <select name="select" id="select" accesskey="M" tabindex="1">
    <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
    <option value="alfa" selected="selected">Alfa Romeo</option>
    <option value="nissan">Nissan</option>
    <option value="benz">Mercedes</option>
  </select>
  <select name="jumpMenu2" id="jumpMenu2">
    <option value="2009">2009</option>
    <option value="2008">2008</option>
  </select>
  <input type="button" name="go_button2" id= "go_button2" value="Go" onclick="MM_jumpMenuGo('jumpMenu2','parent',0)" />
</form>
</body>

webwiz posted this at 02:51 — 26th October 2009.

He has: 629 posts

Joined: May 2007

I'm not sure why you'd use such a complicated solution to what seems to me a simple problem? If I were you, I'd simply have a list of links with all possible combinations of make and model year, each link pointing to the appropriate page. Easier to code; easier to use; and does not depend on JavaScript...

Perhaps there's more to this than I imagine?

Cordially, David
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zerocool posted this at 11:08 — 26th October 2009.

They have: 45 posts

Joined: Jun 2009

because i want the visitor to go to the exact car model with the exact year they select from the list .

if you have a simpler solution please advice me with it .