Opening a new window from an option tag

[Dazza30]

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Please can some one please help?

I have a bog standard drop down menu on my index page, i need to be able to open the links in it in a new window.

I cant use target="_blank" because the option tag doesnt support it, is there another way to do it?

[Donk]

You could use the form tag which does allow the target attribute.

<form method="post" name="myform" action="newpage.php" target="_blank">
<select name="dropdown" onchange="myform.submit()">
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
</select>
</form>

[Dazza30]

You could use the form tag which does allow the target attribute.

<form method="post" name="myform" action="newpage.php" target="_blank">
<select name="dropdown" onchange="myform.submit()">
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
</select>
</form>

I dont currently use php so how does the newpage.php work?

[jonsp]

Hi,
something like this
<select onchange="window.open(this.options[this.options.selectedIndex].value);">
<option value="http://google.com">Google</option>
<option value="http://msn.com">MSN</option>
</select>


Cheers,
Jon

[Donk]

If your not using PHP I would stick with jonsp's solution but for the record the php code newpage.php could look something like this:

Your html head and start of your page
<?php
if ($_POST['dropdown']==1){
?>
your html for option 1
<?
}
else if  ($_POST['dropdown']==2){
?>
your html for option 2
<?php } ?>
more html

[Dazza30]

Thanks for the input Donk, im going to read a book next week called teach yourself php in 24 hours hopefully it will be of some use.

[Dazza30]

Hi,
something like this
<select onchange="window.open(this.options[this.options.selectedIndex].value);">
<option value="http://google.com">Google</option>
<option value="http://msn.com">MSN</option>
</select>


Cheers,
Jon

Thanks a lot jonsp, hopefully this is the answer.