very easy JavaScript... but not for me!

I am trying very hard to do some javascript, but not very successfully. What I want to do is use a drop-down box on a form to provide the input to a text field in another form on the same page - but it's too hard!

Can anyone help???

Thanks very much.

The easiest way would be to use an onChange which executes a function once a selection is made in one list.

thanks shmengy, but I had sort of worked that bit out, okay this is what I have so far - why doesn't it work?

in the head:

<script language="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin
function passText(str) {
mainform.project.value = str;
}
// End -->
</script>

then in the body....


<form name=selectform>
Select an Option:<br>
<select name="site" size=1>
<option value="">Go to....
<option value="test1">test1
<option value="test2">test2
<option value="test3">test3
<option value="test4">test4
<option value="test5">test5
<option value="test6">test6
</select>
<input type=button value="Ok!" onClick="passText(this.form.site.options[this.form.site.selectedIndex].value);">
</form>



<CFFORM ACTION="edit.cfm" ENCTYPE="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" METHOD=POST name="mainform">
<CFOUTPUT QUERY="GetEditInfo">
<table border="0" width="601" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="121">Our Ref: </td>
<td width="472"><input type="text" name="ourref" size="33" value="#ourref#"></td>
</tr>
<TR>
<TD>Project:</TD>
<TD>


<input type="text" name="project" size="33" value="">


where select form is the drop-down list to input into the field called "project" in mainform.

HELP!!??!!

I would put a onChange in the actual SELECT statement. Here is a page that I have done,

My old web page

and if you view the source it may help you. I hope!

capendoc -

cfml not my area, but, anyway, you need to change your reference to

document.mainform.project.value = str;

as all named forms are document properties.

best,adios