HTML - Drop Down Menu Question

[RickStick]

How do I cause an option in a drop down menu to do nothing at all? In other words, when the user selects that link and clicks go, I want nothing to happen at all. Here's the code:

<select name="ComprehensiveList"ONCHANGE="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">
<option value=""selected>&lt;select&gt;</option>
<option value="www.whatever.com">Option1</option>
<option value="www.whatever.com">Option2</option>
</select>

The second line of code is the one I can't figure out how to deal with. Notice that I use the 'onchange' command. As it stands, "select" pre-populates the space as the first drop down menu option. I do not want a blank window to open if the user re-selects "select" (which is what happens now). Rather, I want "select" to do nothing if the user re-selects it.

Thank you for your help.

[jamiemac2005]

Hey, welcome to TSF. Something like this will work:

<select name="ComprehensiveList" onchange="if(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value != ''){window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)}">
	<option value="" selected="selected">&lt;select&gt;</option>
	<option value="www.whatever.com">Option1</option>
	<option value="www.whatever.com">Option2</option>
</select>

It just adds that if statement to check that there's a URL selected.

Cheers,
Jamey

[FredT]

Either that or this:

<select name="ComprehensiveList"ONCHANGE="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">
	<option value="" selected="selected" disabled="disabled">&lt;select&gt;</option>
	<option value="www.whatever.com">Option1</option>
	<option value="www.whatever.com">Option2</option>
</select>

That way they can't even choose the "Select" option. That's what I do whenever I use a <select> box.

[jamiemac2005]

Haha yeah that makes sence too... I was also thinking of throwing something like this in:

<option value="" selected="selected" disabled="disabled" style="display:none;">&lt;select&gt;</option>

It's my personal fave because selected isn't there in Netscape based browsers.

Cheers,
Jamey

[RickStick]

Thanks guys, problem resolved. Really good solutions.