option list & or Functions

[Davy Kelly]

hi everyone.

I am about to make a web page up with a collection of my CDs. (this is not to go on the web, just to see if I can make the changes in the option list to do what I want it to do)

I want to make option lists for the artists
e.g.
pearl jam
smashing pumpkins

and having another option list which shows only the albums of the artist
e.g.
smashing pumpkings
gish
siamese dream
melon collie and the infinite sadness

my question is, do I make up arrays for each artist, then if I pick an artist that array gets called to the seperate option list to populate it?

also, say I want to record the artist then album, can I send this data to another file an add the data, like in java?
e.g.
smashing pumpkins gish
pearl jam ten
smashing pumpkins siames dream

I know I can display it on the browser window, but to add it to another file would be a benefit as well.

I have not made up any code just yet, but soon will.

Davy

p.s. what I mean is something like the web page I have a link to below but not as big that I should need a database.

stock locator

[Eric Pascarello]

You are lookig for a double combo script.

Check this out: http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cut183.shtml

Eric

[Davy Kelly]

I was thinking of doing it in arrays,

can I populate a selction list with arrays e.g.

<SELECT NAME="Name">
        <OPTION> form1.Name[0];
        <OPTION> form1.Name[1];
<OPTION> form1.Name[2];
<OPTION> form1.Name[3];
<OPTION> form1.Name[4];
      </SELECT>

to output what has been populated in an array?

Davy
[ July 07, 2004: Message edited by: Davy Kelly ]

[Eric Pascarello]

The link I posted uses 2D arrays to fill in the second drop down menu. It is very simple to set up.

[Davy Kelly]

thanks eric it worked, with a bit of playing around.

now my other question is this.
I know I can get the values of the option list, and can print it to the screen, but can I send it to a file as well.

so I can record all the times I have looked for a band and album in a text log/file?
e.g.

pearl jam            ten              8/7/2004
smashing pumpkins    siamese dream    8/7/2004 

Davy

[Eric Pascarello]

IE only, you are able to write to a text file with ActiveX controls. That would be the only browser that would support this without the use of a server side language.

Eric