can't get value from select box! Help!

[Sharon]

Hello,
Why is it that I do get the value from my text box but I cannot get
the value from my select box which is located in the same form? This
is the code I use:

var text1 = frmMain.filter1txt.value;
var sel1 = frmMain.filter1sct.options[frmMain.filter1sct.selectedIndex].value;


<form name="frmMain">
<table align="center" id="Table1" width="600px"">
<tr>
<td>
<SELECT NAME="Filter1sct">
<OPTION VALUE="fclient">client</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fid">sleutelveld</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fusername">username</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fname">naam</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fcity">woonplaats</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fdebno">debiteurnr</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="filter1txt" value="All"><br>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

Hope someone can help me, thanks a lot! Sharon

 

[Stephen Chalmers]

Hello,
Why is it that I do get the value from my text box but I cannot get
the value from my select box which is located in the same form? This
is the code I use:

var text1 = frmMain.filter1txt.value;
var sel1 = frmMain.filter1sct.options[frmMain.filter1sct.selectedIndex].value;


<form name="frmMain">
<table align="center" id="Table1" width="600px"">
<tr>
<td>
<SELECT NAME="Filter1sct">
<OPTION VALUE="fclient">client</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fid">sleutelveld</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fusername">username</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fname">naam</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fcity">woonplaats</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="fdebno">debiteurnr</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="filter1txt" value="All"><br>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

Hope someone can help me, thanks a lot! Sharon

var sel1 =
frmMain.filter1sct.options[frmMain.filter1sct.selectedIndex].value;

<SELECT NAME="Filter1sct">

You should be getting the error: "frmMain.filter1sct.options" is not an
object

It's a classic case of incorrect case.

 

[Sharon Steringa]

Well, actually, I found another error and now it's working properly...
The thing was that first I let users select the column they want to
filter from the select box and then fill in the value on which they want
it to be filtered. So the focus shifts from the select box to the text
box. When I just use
frmMain.filter1sct.value;
I actually get the right result. Thanks anyway!!! Sharon