Re: Dropdown Menu to Links?

From: auerbach (auerbach_no_spam_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 04/26/04


Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:45:39 GMT

Steve,

This is exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks so much!

Alex

"Steve Easton" <admin@95isalive.com> wrote in message
news:%23qCaHkyKEHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> You will have to do a lot of scripting by hand, but here's an example that
may get you
> started.
>
> Copy and paste to a new blank page , between the body tags in code view.
Then preview in
> browser to see how it works.
>
> <p align="center"><select id="setit" onchange="launchit()">
> <option value="">Select a Name</option>
> <option
value="javascript:window.open('http://www.altavista.com')">AltaVista</option
>
> <option
value="javascript:window.open('http://www.yahoo.com')">Yahoo</option>
> <option
value="javascript:window.open('http://www.google.com')">Google</option>
> </select>
>
> <script language="javascript">
> function launchit(){
> eval(setit.options[setit.selectedIndex].value);
> }
> </script>
>
>
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> Steve Easton
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> "auerbach" <auerbach_no_spam@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:KfYic.56170$Ym.13469@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com...
> > In FP 2003, can I create a dropdown list from the Insert | Form |
Component
> > menu in which each of the items in the dropdown is hyperlinked to a page
on
> > the website? That is, hitting "Select" would cause the linked paged to
open.
> >
> > For example, in a company directory I could have a dropdown list of
> > employees. Choosing a name and hitting the "Select" button would open a
> > page with a biography of that employee.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
>
>