Making Combox Viewer Script Dynamic

[So_Cute]

1) Script Title: Combo-Box Viewer

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/comboviewer.htm

3) Describe problem: I'm using this script to create a select menu that is populated from a MySQL database with corresponding data to be displayed inside the div.

I can get the select menu populated easy enough. The problem comes in getting the option value to use it to create a recordset for the additional data. The original DD script does not specify a value for the <option> so I'm wondering if something else needs to be added to the script to store the option value.

Here's what I have so far:


<form name="dropmsgform">
<select name="dropmsgoption" size="1" onChange="expandone()">
<option selected>-- Choose A League --</option>

<?php while ($row_Recordset1 = mysql_fetch_array($Recordset1))
{
?>
<option value="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['name']; ?>"><?php echo $row_Recordset1['name']; ?></option>
<?php } ?>
</select>
</form>


<?php
for ($i=1; $i <= $totalRows_Recordset1; $i++) {
echo "<div id='dropmsg" . $i . "' class='dropcontent'>";
echo $row_Recordset1['name'];
echo "</div>";
}
?>


The select menu works; the incrementation of the dropmsg #'s work. The only thing that doesn't work is the display of the league name inside the div. I think it must because there is nothing in the original script to handle the value of the option from the select menu.

Am I right? Is what I'm trying to do even possible?

[So_Cute]

Well, I'm a firm believer that one must try to help oneself before expecting anyone else to help, so I've tried to get a little further on my own before posting a follow-up.

I've pretty much figured out that I need to add to the script to pull the value of the options in the drop down menu. I've been able to get the value, but I really don't know what to do with it from there. Once I get the value,I need to compare it with an id# in a resultset and then display the info for that row inside the div, but I'm not sure how to make the connection.

Any help at all is appreciated.

Here's what I have so far:


<script type="text/javascript">

/*
Combo-Box Viewer script- Created by and &#169; Dynamicdrive.com
Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and more
This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
*/

if (document.getElementById){
document.write('<style type="text/css">\n')
document.write('.dropcontent{display:none;}\n')
document.write('</style>\n')
}

function contractall(){
if (document.getElementById){
var inc=0
while (document.getElementById("dropmsg"+inc)){
document.getElementById("dropmsg"+inc).style.display="none"
inc++
}
}
}

function expandone(){
if (document.getElementById){
var selectedItem=document.dropmsgform.dropmsgoption.selectedIndex
var user_input=document.dropmsgform.dropmsgoption.options[document.dropmsgform.dropmsgoption.selectedIndex].value //add on: get value from options - this works
contractall()
document.getElementById("dropmsg"+selectedItem).style.display="block"
//alert(user_input)
}
}

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", expandone, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", expandone)

</script>

<form name="dropmsgform">
<select name="dropmsgoption" size="1" onChange="expandone()">
<option selected>-- Choose A League --</option>

<?php
mysql_data_seek($Recordset1, 0);
while ($row_Recordset1 = mysql_fetch_array($Recordset1))
{
?>
<option value="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['num']; ?>"><?php echo $row_Recordset1['name']; ?></option>
<?php } ?>
</select>
</form>

<div id="dropmsg0" class="dropcontent">

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100&#37;">
<?php do { ?>
<tr>
<td>display data here</td>
</tr>
<?php } while ($row_Recordset2 = mysql_fetch_assoc($Recordset2)); ?>
</table>
</div>


<?php
for ($i=1; $i <= $totalRows_Recordset1; $i++) {
echo "<div id='dropmsg" . $i . "' class='dropcontent'>";

//$tnum=(This needs to be theoptionvalue from the dropdown);

mysql_select_db($database_connection, $connection);
$query_Recordset3 = "SELECT * FROM standings WHERE num = '$tnum'";
$Recordset3 = mysql_query($query_Recordset3, $connection) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Recordset3 = mysql_fetch_assoc($Recordset3);
$totalRows_Recordset3 = mysql_num_rows($Recordset3);

//do {
display data here
//}
//while ($row_Recordset3 = mysql_fetch_assoc($Recordset3));
//echo "Coming Soon";
echo "</div>";

}
?>