Dynamic link from data entry Options

[ChuckS]

I would like to provide a data entry field of three characters on a screen, then use the entry value to link to a screen already provided ("value".htm). It appeared this could be done with HTML using concatenation, but I have not been able to get it to work.

TIA, Chuck

[Brian Chandler]

No, HTML doesn't "do" concatenation. Do you really mean you have 26^3 pages (quite a large number!) and you want to jump to the corresponding one? Simple to do (reliably) using scripting (PHP etc) or less reliably using Javascript.

All seems a bit pointless somehow, though.

[ChuckS]

No, HTML doesn't "do" concatenation. Do you really mean you have 26^3 pages (quite a large number!) and you want to jump to the corresponding one? Simple to do (reliably) using scripting (PHP etc) or less reliably using Javascript.

All seems a bit pointless somehow, though.

Brian,

Thanks for the reply. I know there is more than one way to accomplish what I need, but to some degree it is a learning experience. I do simple web sites and, in this case I want the user to enter the first letter of the last name to provide a list of names. The best way to do this is probably with a data base, but I have no experience in coding for this. I just hate the idea of listing the aphabet on the screen, even though this is probably the easiest solution.

In other words, I still need a script that will do this.

Thanks, Chuck

[Brian Chandler]

...in this case I want the user to enter the first letter of the last name to provide a list of names. The best way to do this is probably with a data base, but I have no experience in coding for this. I just hate the idea of listing the aphabet on the screen, even though this is probably the easiest solution.

A database is just a way of storing information on the server. It has nothing (directly) to do with anything that "happens" in the browser.

In other words, I still need a script that will do this.

You probably want Javascript then. It runs in the browser and allows jiggling around with what's on the screen.