Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/11/05 05:17

cover wrote:
> Is it possible to use a 'mouse up' click in forms where if you have
> for example, a drop down menu where you might click as the top
> selection, an equipment area (hard coded into the form), the type of
> equipment (a selection of 3 items again hard coded into the form), and
> then upon 'mouse up' of the second field (equipment type), have the
> 3rd pull down populated by the mouse up click of the second selection
> showing database entries available based on the top two selections?
>
> I have queries that allow for a selection of 'equipment area'
> hardcoded into the form and results based on a particular query
> showing up in the pull down below based on clicking a 'submit' button
> but it would be pretty cool and convenient if I could select the
> equipment area, type of equipment with the bottom pull down populated
> with equipment within a given area, type, the particular equipment in
> question AND THEN on 'submit' show all records for that particular
> piece of equipment.
>
> to anyone who may be familiar with what I'm trying to do, thanks very
> much for any pointers.
>
> Chris

PHP is server-side. Mouse clicks are client side.

So the answer is: No way.

Try a client side language such as javascript or java applets.

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