PHP Post and Javascript?

[chris.bacon]

Ok folks on my form i use javascript on a dropdown box (months of the year) to show/hide following dropdown boxes using css

 

i.e

 

box1 = 1-28 days    default hide this dropdown

box2 = 1-30 days  default hide this dropdown

box3 = 1-31 days  default show this dropdown

 

the correct dropdown box will be shown and the others hidden according to the month selected

 

this works fine.

 

JavaScript

 

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

// var small = 1-28 days
// var medium = 1-30 days
// var large = 1-31 days

function ToggleDays(id)
{
  var small = document.getElementById('short');
  var medium = document.getElementById('medium');
  var large = document.getElementById('long');
  var value = id.options[id.selectedIndex].value;
  if(value == 2)
  {
    small.style.display = "inline";
    medium.style.display = "none";
    large.style.display = "none";
  }
  if( value==2 || value==4 || value==6 || value==9 || value==11 )
      {
          if(value == 2)
            {
                small.style.display = "inline";
                medium.style.display = "none";
                large.style.display = "none";
            }
            else
                {
                    small.style.display = "none";
                    medium.style.display = "inline";
                    large.style.display = "none";
                }

      }
  else
  {
    small.style.display = "none";
    medium.style.display = "none";
    large.style.display = "inline";
  }
}

//-->
</script>

 

HTML form (part of)

<form name="feedback" action="newformverify.php" method="POST" onsubmit='return formValidator()'>

                   <fieldset>
                   <legend>Feedback</legend>

                   <p><label>Name</label>
                   <input id="name" type="text" name="name"/></p>

                   <p><label>Centre</label>
                   <input id="centre" type="text" name="centre"/></p>

                   <p><label>Date of meeting</label>

                   <select id="month" name="month" size="1" onchange="ToggleDays(this);">

                        <option value=0><?php echo date("F")?></option>
                        <option value=1>January</option>
                        <option value=2>February</option>
                        <option value=3>March</option>
                        <option value=4>April</option>
                        <option value=5>May</option>
                        <option value=6>June</option>
                        <option value=7>July</option>
                        <option value=8>August</option>
                        <option value=9>September</option>
                        <option value=10>October</option>
                        <option value=11>November</option>
                        <option value=12>December</option>
                   </select>

 

I want to use php to gather all info from form together and send in an email using the mail function.

 

however when i post from the select it posts the option value and not the text is there any way to stop this?

 

<?php
session_start();

$month=$_POST['month'];

echo ("$month"); //this displays either a 0 or 1 etc

?>

[AbraCadaver]

If you supply a value for an option then it will be posted.  If not, the text will be posted.  So, as I see it you have several "options" 

 

1. Change the value to use the month text which will require changing the javascript, or

2. Change the value to id so there is no value and use the id in the javascript, or

3. Create a function that is fired onsubmit() that reassigns the text to the value:

 

month.options[month.selectedIndex].value = month.options[month.selectedIndex].text;

[chris.bacon]

Nice 

Thanks that really helped!

 

just a quick one

im sure this is not possible as i have never had the need but can i call two separate functions onsubmit()?

[AbraCadaver]

Nice 

Thanks that really helped!

 

just a quick one

im sure this is not possible as i have never had the need but can i call two separate functions onsubmit()?

 

You can call one that then calls the other two:

 

onSubmit="return submit_check();"

 

function submit_check() {
   return func1() && func2();
}

 

Or:

 

onSubmit="return func1() && func2();"

 

 

[Mahngiel]

could also add name="optionvalue" to the form.