Populating a textbox from a <select> menu?

@adamthenewbieFeb 10.2004

I am trying to make it so when you choose a item out of a drop down menu it prepopulates a text box with info about that selection. I cant get it to work. Any help or could point me to a tutorial?

Thanks
Adam

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@oleragFeb 10.2004 — #

[code=php]
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
 <meta name="Content-Script-Type" content="text/javascript">
 <title>Sample</title>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 <!--
 function execute(selObj) {
 document.forms[0].field1.value = selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value;
 }
 // -->
 </script>
 
 <div style="text-align: center;">
 <strong>Sample</strong>
 </div>
 
 <form action="">
 <p>
 <select name="selectList1" size="5" onChange="execute(this)">
 <option value="1">Option 1</option>
 <option value="2">Option 2</option>
 <option value="3">Option 3</option>
 <option value="4">Option 4</option>
 <option value="5">Option 5</option>
 </select>
 <br>
 <input type="text" name="field1" disabled>
 </p>
 </form>
 
 [/code]

@ShampieFeb 10.2004 — #Hello,

this should not be to hard, and possible without javascript for useage with any browser

try the following:

<select name="list" id="select" onChange="output.value=this.value">

<option value="a very yummie apple">apple</option>

<option value="skies can be blue" >skies</option>

</select>

<input type="text" name="output">

g'luck!

@adamthenewbieauthorFeb 10.2004 — #Thanks. Is there a way i can make it so the user cant edit the text box?

@oleragFeb 10.2004 — #Already been provided...

<input type="text" name="field1" disabled>

@adamthenewbieauthorFeb 10.2004 — #thanks again!!.. Sorry to bug you all again.. but can you make it so the disabled text is black instead of gray?

@adamthenewbieauthorFeb 10.2004 — #actually can I make it a link??

@fredmvFeb 10.2004 — #[i]Originally posted by adamthenewbie [/i]

[B]actually can I make it a link?? [/B][/QUOTE]What do you want to be made a link?

@adamthenewbieauthorFeb 10.2004 — #the text box that was prepopulated

@oleragFeb 11.2004 — #Well, if the values in the selection listing are actually web

page URLs you could either...

1) Take the user to that page when a selection is made, or...

2) Change the selection listing to a list of URLs.

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