if posting multiple php

**dav991** · 04-12-2012 01:26 PM

i want to post to a different php depending on a drop down select. for example; option value "2" English to French, should post to "send_english.php", where as option value "3" French to English Should post to send_french.php. The closest i have got to this incorporates javascript, but any method you can think of would be good. Below is the javascript but it does not work.

</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function check() {
var f = document.getElementById('form1');
var s = document.getElementById('select1');
if (s.selectedIndex == "2") {
f.setAttribute("method", "POST");
f.setAttribute("action", "send_english.php");
f.submit("Translate");
}
if (s.selectedIndex == "3") {
f.setAttribute("method", "POST");
f.setAttribute("action", "send_french.php");
f.submit("Translate");
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div style="height: 22px">Translate English to French</div>

<form name="contactform" form id="form1">
<table width="450px" class="style26">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<span class="style16">
<label for="english">Type words in Selected Language</label></span>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<input type="text" name="english" maxlength="50" size="30">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">
<input type="submit" value="Translate">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<select id="Select1" name="language" onclick=""
<option value="1"></option>
<option value="2">English to French</option>
<option value="3">French to English</option>
</select>
</form>

**MarPlo** · 04-12-2012 02:12 PM

Hi,
Try this code:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
function check(val) {
var f = document.getElementById('form1');
if (val == 2) {
  f.setAttribute("action", "send_english.php");
  f.submit();
}
else if (val == 3) {
  f.setAttribute("action", "send_french.php");
  f.submit();
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div style="height: 22px">Translate English to French</div>


<form name="contactform" id="form1" method="post">
<table width="450px" class="style26">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<span class="style16">
<label for="english">Type words in Selected Language</label></span>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<input type="text" name="english" maxlength="50" size="30">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">
<input type="submit" value="Translate">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<select id="Select1" name="language" onchange="check(this.value)">
<option value="1"></option>
<option value="2">English to French</option>
<option value="3">French to English</option>
</select>
</form>

**WolfShade** · 04-12-2012 02:13 PM

Don't forget to close your opening SELECT tag, and give your event something to do:

Code:

<select id="Select1" name="language" onclick="check();">
<option value="1"></option>
<option value="2">English to French</option>
<option value="3">French to English</option>
</select>

Also, since you're using selectedIndex and not the VALUE of the selectedIndex, don't use quotes around 2 or 3. And it would be a bit simpler to use a switch/case statement:

Code:

function check() {
  var f = document.getElementById('form1');
  var s = document.getElementById('select1');
  switch(parseInt(s.selectedIndex)) {
    case 2:
      f.setAttribute("method","POST");
      f.setAttribute("action","send_english.php");
      f.submit(); // You don't need any parameters to submit a form
    break;
    case 3:
      f.setAttribute("method","POST");
      f.setAttribute("action","send_french.php");
      f.submit(); // You don't need any parameters to submit a form
    break;
    }
}

**Charles** · 04-12-2012 02:29 PM

And your FORM element needs a default action for those of us who do not use JavaScript. A submit button inside a NOSCRIPT element wold be nice too.

**dav991** · 04-12-2012 04:14 PM

thanks. WolfShade's code didn't work, but MarPlo is getting there. But instead of it posting when selected, could it be posted when clicked on the submit (translate) button instead?

**dav991** · 04-13-2012 12:21 PM

nevermind. i fixed this by copying the onclick="check(this.value)" from the select to the submit, and changing it to onclick="check(language.value)".

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