drop-down list

[molly]

I want to archive some of my old monthly newsletters, but I also want them
available should people want to read the old ones. I created a drop-down
list of my monthly newsletters by month and year, but I am not sure how to
link the monthly newsletter in the drop-down list to that specific monthly
newsletter within my website. My newsletters are converted to pdf files
monthly. Any suggestions or help in this matter would be greatly
appreciated. I am using FP 2003. Thank you

 

[Steve Easton]

What type of drop down list?
A drop down select, a javascript jump menu?


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[David Berry]

From a database? ASP? PHP? Dynamic lists? static text?

 

[Charles W Davis]

This was my approach when I first started the club newsletter six years ago.
http://www.myscacc.org/newsletters.htm

 

[molly]

A drop-down select. What would be the better? drop down select or javascript
jump menu? I want to do this with less headache. Thanks

 

[molly]

Mr. Davis:

I started out the way of your approach, but wanted to try something new. If
it seems to get a little harder with drop-down lists, etc, maybe I should
stick with my old way. Thank you for letting me look at your approach.

 

[molly]

drop-down select list.
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mollybigd

From a database? ASP? PHP? Dynamic lists? static text?

 

[Steve Easton]

Here's an example:
<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form >


Change the links in the option value to links to your pages, and change the item that is
displayed to the name you want people to see.
Add as many new option fields as you need.


--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

drop-down select list.

 

[molly]

Mr. Easton:

I understand what you're have done to a certain point. Some of my html is
basically the same up to a certain point. What I am having problems with is
the linking part. I have have followed the instructions of what your example
looks like, but cannot get my link to go to the specific monthly newsletter.
I want to show you an example of how my links are set up. (keep in mind that
I have converted my monthly newsletters to pdf files.)


This is the way the link looks if I am just looking at the link through
DESIGN View in FP:<a href="Jan-Feb_20061.pdf">

BUT if you look at my website through the Browser (like if you're going to
surf my website, this is what the link looks like
(www.nooksack-tribe.org/newsletters):

C:\Documents and Settings\ezapata\My Documents\My Webs\Jan-Feb_20061.pdf.

Can you maybe tell me what i am doing wrong that is why when I click on one
of the months, nothin happens but this message will come up. It is an IE
Script error.



url:
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/ezapata/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/FrontPageTempDir/pvw15.htm

Is my linking path wrong?

Thanks for you help!

mollybigd

Here's an example:
<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form >


Change the links in the option value to links to your pages, and change the item that is
displayed to the name you want people to see.
Add as many new option fields as you need.


--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

 

[molly]

Steve: (I hope you don't mind me calling you by your first name)

Please disregard the last message I wrote you. I figured out the correct
path and what I was doing wrong! Thank you for your help! Have a nice week!
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mollybigd

Here's an example:
<form>
<p align="center"><b>Select a site </b>
<select id="Choice" style="color: #0000FF" size="1" name="mySelect">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="http://altavista.com">AltaVista</option>
<option value="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</option>
<option value="http://www.google.com">Google</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="Go"
onclick="window.open(Choice.options[Choice.selectedIndex].value)">
</p>
</form >


Change the links in the option value to links to your pages, and change the item that is
displayed to the name you want people to see.
Add as many new option fields as you need.


--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm