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selecting an option in a select box from session variable

 
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Hi,
I have a select box with values 200,300,400,500 ... 1000 in a select box in a form.,(lets call this as size)
In my program when the user logs in he has a size selected. I am storing this size in a session variable.
This page which is displayed after 4 pages gets the session value. Now I WANT TO MAKE THE VALUE IN THE SIZE VARIABLE TO BE THE SELECTED OPTION IN THE SELECT BOX.
Eg: If my user is selecting 500, then when my form in the 4 page loads the option that has to be selected in te checkbox has to be 500.
How can I do it ?
Thanks..
Maya
 
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Maya
Set up a variable for each checkbox:
cb1 = ""
cb2 = "" , etc
Then later in the code check the session variable and reset the variable that applies:

Then when yo write the checkboxes to the page just add the variables to them:
<input type=checkbox name=cb1 value='100' <%=cb1%>>
<input type=checkbox name=cb2 value='100' <%=cb2%>>
that should do it for you.
The code is vbscript

Dave
 
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Dave,
Thanks for the response.
But mine is a SELECT BOX not a CHECK BOX.
I am going to try in the format that you suggested.
Any valuable suggestions for the SELECT BOX.
Thanks,
Maya
 
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The principle is the same jus use the variable to set the selected index of the select box.

that should work

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I already have had this kind of problem. Here the code I used
for(var i = 0;i < formName.selectBoxName.length;i++){
if ( formName.selectBoxName.options[i].value == sessionVariableValue){
formName.selectBoxName.selectedIndex = i;
break;
}
}
I don't know how you get the session variable but this code should help a little bit.
But if you don't set any value to the options of the selectBox, replace in the code formName.selectBoxName.options[i].value by formName.selectBoxName.options[i].text.
For information, options of a selectbox have 2 principal properties: text, which is displayed in the page, and value, which is sent to the url set in the property "action" of the form.
 
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Thanks Xavier.
I shall try it and let you know.
Maya
 
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Passing data from the server side to the client side is deceptively easy. For example:
var serverVar = "<%=sessionVariableValue%>";
for(var i = 0;i < formName.selectBoxName.length;i++){
if ( formName.selectBoxName.options[i].value == serverVar){
formName.selectBoxName.selectedIndex = i;
break;
}
}
This will allow you to also dynamically write the select box from the server side with the desired session level variable selected.
Hope that helps.
 
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Will this work for selecting multiple selections from the select box? If so, how?
 
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