drop down box help

[Keyser Söze]

on my site (which is currently down so i cant show u) i have drop down boxes, and i want to have a link in them that opens in a new window

hope that makes sense, i have a few links, and only 1 i want to open in a new window, i know about the target+_blank, but that dont work in a drop-down box

any help pls?

thanks

[TrueLies]

Hi

say the set is like this or so:

<select>
<option value="http://www.foo.com"> site 1 </option>
<option value="http://www.foo2.com"> site 2 </option>
</select>

all you have to do is this:

<select onChange="var myurl=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value; if(myurl)window.open(myurl,'x','');">
<option value="http://www.foo.com"> site 1 </option>
<option value="http://www.foo2.com"> site 2 </option>
</select>

that is:
onChange="var myurl=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value; if(myurl)window.open(myurl,'x','');">

and each otpion must carry a value="some url".
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If you want to open only ONE certain website, you can change to:
onChange="var myurl=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value; if(myurl=='http://www.MYSPECIFICSITE.com')window.open(myurl,'x','');">

Be careful with the apex. Where you see ....open(myurl,'x','') note they are all single apex, while the whole onChange is sourrounded by a double apex set.
I hope this was what you meant, ciao

[Keyser Söze]

that oes work, and yet it doesnt, see the problem is i already have that code in because rthe drop down controls frames, so when i try and put the new code in as well it puts the site one" next to the drop down, not insode

weird, here is the exact code

<form name="form2">
<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
<select name="Help" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent.frames[\'main\']',this,0)">
<option selected value="gamelist_start.shtml">Choose One</option>
<option value="RequestContact.shtml">Contact</option>
<option value="FAQ.shtml">Sprite FAQ</option>
<select onChange="var myurl=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value; if(myurl)window.open(myurl,'','');">
<option value="http://www.cnn.com">site 1</option>
</select></p>
</form>

[tamienne]

function goToIt(theoptionlist) {

var re = /http/;

if ( re.test(theoptionlist.options[theoptionlist.options.selectedIndex].value)) {
window.open(theoptionslist.options[theoptionslist.options.selectedIndex].value,"_blank");
} else {
MM_jumpMenu('parent.frames[\'main\']',theoptionlist,0);
}
}

then change your onChange to
<select name="Help" onChange="goToIt(this);">

[Keyser Söze]

didnt work :(

maybe im doing it wrong or something, BTW the site is now working if u wanna take a look http://www.emusanet.com/gifgoodness/frames.shtml


could you possibly just post the exact code start to finish

heres the original

<select name="Miscellaneous" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent.frames[\'main\']',this,0)" size="1">
<option selected value="gamelist_start.shtml">Choose One</option>
<option value="Links.shtml">Links</option>
<option value="http://www.emusanet.com/forums">EMUSA Forums</option>
<option value="staff.shtml">Staff</option>
<option value="Submission.shtml">Submissions</option>
<option value="Submitters.shtml">Submitters</option>
<option value="Poll.shtml">The Weekly Poll</option>
</select>


this one- <option value="http://www.emusanet.com/forums">EMUSA Forums</option> - i want to popup in a new window

thanks

[Keyser Söze]

u know perhaps this will be easier, how about instead of popup in a new window, how about link out the frames,


basically i have pages i want in the drop down box that i dont want in the frames