Q167594: FP: How to Redirect a Browser from a List Box Choice
Article: Q167594
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): windows:1.1,97, macintosh:1.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbProgramming kbdta
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows 1.1
- Microsoft FrontPage for the Macintosh, version 1.0
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see Q197959.
For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194091.
SUMMARY
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This article provides four examples of how to use Microsoft Visual Basic
Scripting Edition (VBScript) or JavaScript to create a drop-down control that
opens a specific Uniform Resource Locator (URL) based on the choice you make
from a list.
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Example 1
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<p>A drop down scripted URL list</p>
<form method="POST" name="SendMe">
<p><select name="DropIt" size="1">
<option> http://www.microsoft.com </option>
<option> http://www.msn.com </option>
<option> http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage </option>
<option> http://www.microsoft.com/support/frontpage </option>
</select> <input type="button" name="B1" value="Go">
<SCRIPT FOR="B1" EVENT="onClick" LANGUAGE="VBScript">
select case document.sendme.dropit.selectedindex
case 0
navigate("http://www.microsoft.com")
case 1
navigate("http://www.msn.com")
case 2
navigate("http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage")
case 3
navigate("http://www.microsoft.com/support/frontpage")
end select
</SCRIPT>
</form>
Example 2
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<form method="POST" name="SendMe2">
<p>
<select name="Cleaner" size="1">
<option value="http://www.microsoft.com">
http://www.microsoft.com </option>
<option value="http://www.msn.com"> http://www.msn.com </option>
<option value="http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage">
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage </option>
<option value="http://www.microsoft.com/support/frontpage">
http://www.microsoft.com/support/frontpage </option>
</select> <input type="button" name="B2" value="Go">
<SCRIPT FOR="B2" EVENT="onClick" LANGUAGE="VBScript">
dim choice
choice = document.SendMe2.Cleaner.selectedindex
navigate document.SendMe2.Cleaner.options(choice).value
</SCRIPT>
</form>
Example 3
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<form name="menuform">
<div align="center"><center><table border="0">
<tr>
<td align="center"><font size="4">Where Do You Want
to Go Today?</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><select name="section" size="1" width="200"
language="javascript" onchange="goto_page();">
<option selected>Where do you want to go
today?</option>
<option> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </option>
<option>Microsoft.com</option>
<option>FrontPage Home Page</option>
<option>FrontPage Support Page</option>
<option>Microsoft Office Home Page</option>
<option>Microsoft Windows 95 Home Page</option>
<option>Microsoft Windows NT Home Page</option>
<option>Microsoft IIS Home Page</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
</table>
</center></div>
</form>
<p><script language="JavaScript"><!--
function goto_page() {
if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 0)
window.parent.self.status=" Goes Nowhere";
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 1)
window.parent.self.status=" Goes Nowhere";
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 2)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com", target="_top")
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 3)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage", target="_top");
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 4)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/support/frontpage",
target="_top");
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 5)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/Office", target="_top");
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 6)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/Windows95", target="_top");
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 7)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsNT", target="_top");
else if (document.menuform.elements[0].selectedIndex == 8)
window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/IIS", target="_top");
}
// --></script>
Example 4
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<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
<!--
function setaction(jumpto)
{
if (jumpto == 0) window.location = "example1.htm";
else if (jumpto == 1) window.location = "example2.htm";
else if (jumpto == 2) window.location = "example3.htm";
else if (jumpto == 3) window.location = "example4.htm";
else if (jumpto == 4) window.location = "example5.htm";
else if (jumpto == 5) window.location = "example6.htm";
else if (jumpto == 6) window.location = "example7.htm";
else if (jumpto == 7) window.location = "example8.htm";
else if (jumpto == 8) window.location = "example9.htm";
else if (jumpto == 9) window.location = "http://www.example.com";
else window.location = "http://www.example.com/donotuse.htm";
}
// --></Script>
<form method="POST">
<div align="center"><center>
<pre><select name="dest" size="1">
<option>Example One</option>
<option>Example Two</option>
<option>Example Three</option>
<option>Example Four</option>
<option>Example Five</option>
<option>Example Six</option>
<option>Example Seven</option>
<option>Example Eight</option>
<option>Example Nine</option>
<option>ExampleHome Page (Do Not Use)</option>
<option>Really, Do Not Use This!</option>
</select>
<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON VALUE="Submit Example"
ONCLICK=setaction(form.dest.selectedIndex)></pre>
</center>
</div>
</form>
Additional query words: 97 kbusage kbhowto kbprg kbnetwork drop down menu dropdown hyper link hyperlink kbcode kbmacro fphtml fpscript listbox list box
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Keywords : kbProgramming kbdta
Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbFrontPageSearch kbZNotKeyword kbFrontPage1xSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbFrontPageMac kbZNotKeyword3 kbFrontPage110 kbFrontPageMacSearch
Version : windows:1.1,97, macintosh:1.0
Hardware : MAC x86
Issue type : kbhowto
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