Get text from SELECT into hidden text?

[Marco Krechting]

Hi All,

I have a thing that I can't get to work.
I have a SELECT box of which I want the text to be copied to a hidden text.

<SELECT NAME="GetUser" SIZE="1" >
<option> --- Select your Username ---
<option>
<% Do while NOT rs.EOF %>
<option value="<%= rs("EmailAddress")%>" ><%=rs("User")%></option>
<%
rs.MoveNext
loop
%>
</select>

Now I want to copy the text in the Select box into the hidden field so it
can be posted to another form.

<input type="hidden" name="psmUser" value= form.GetUser.text size="50">

Any ideas?

Marco

 

[Bob Lehmann]

Why aren't you just posting the selected item?

Why are you giving everybody half the answer, assuming this is a login of
some sort and you also have a password, to everybody?

Bob Lehmann

 

[Dave Anderson]

<SELECT NAME="GetUser" SIZE="1" >
<option> --- Select your Username ---
<option>
<% Do while NOT rs.EOF %>
<option value="<%= rs("EmailAddress")%>" ><%=rs("User")%></option>
<%
rs.MoveNext
loop
%>
</select>

Now I want to copy the text in the Select box into the hidden field
so it can be posted to another form.

<input type="hidden" name="psmUser" value= form.GetUser.text
size="50">

You mean like this?

<SELECT NAME="GetUser"
ONCHANGE="document.otherform.psmUser.value=this[this.selectedIndex].text">


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[Aaron [SQL Server MVP]]

Uh, why don't you just make them type their username in, and post it like
normal people do?

 

[Marco Krechting]

Sorry,

I cant follow you.

Marco

Why aren't you just posting the selected item?

Why are you giving everybody half the answer, assuming this is a login of
some sort and you also have a password, to everybody?

Bob Lehmann

 

[Aaron [SQL Server MVP]]

He's suggesting just naming the <SELECT> element psmUser and ditching the
<input type=hidden> altogether.