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storing user input into a variable w/ onBlur()

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Sep 09.2005

I’m a newb to Java, but I’m trying to incorporate a bit of it into a PHP order form I’m building. I have a “Pickup Date” input box, the value of which is needed to filter a dropdown menu I have further down the form (same page). I’ve been doing a lot of searching, and have found that the onBlur() event should work, if only I can figure out a function that will store the user-entered date into a variable I can use later. Any help, or a shove in the right direction, would be greatly appreciated.

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@A1ien51Sep 09.2005 — FYI: Java != JavaScript

onblur="yourJSVariable=this.value";

Not sure you would use a variable since you are able to reference the form value in your script.

Eric
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@Crono999authorSep 09.2005 — sorry for the java/javascript mixup... anyway, thanks for the response, that helped a bit. but now i'm trying to figure out how to get that js variable into a php variable.

and as far as referencing the value in my script - the value is needed for filtering a php dropdown... so if that's possible, that would be perfect, otherwise, any help on the above mentioned issue would be great. Thanks again.
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@A1ien51Sep 09.2005 — To get into php, you need to post back the form to the server. JavaScript can not talk to php since the server and client are two seperate things.

Eric
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