how to use select list as custom field

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althenry Reply #1, 16 years, 5 months ago

I’m a bit of a newbie here, so please bear with me:

How would I add a select form input as a custom field. I’ve figured out how to make it show, but how do I actually send that value to the DB?

<select name="[+maxigallery.fieldnames.category+]" onChange="document.editform.[+maxigallery.fieldnames.modified+].value='yes'">
          <option value="[+maxigallery.picture.category:htmlent+]"> [+maxigallery.picture.category:htmlent+]</option>
           <option value="event">Event</option>
           <option value="product">Product</option>
           <option value="promotional">Promotional</option>
 </select>

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doze Reply #2, 16 years, 5 months ago

Try to add the field as hidden input field and use javascript to change its content, eg. something like:

<input type="hidden" name="[+maxigallery.fieldnames.category+]" value="[+maxigallery.picture.category:htmlent+]" />
<select onChange="document.editform.[+maxigallery.fieldnames.modified+].value='yes';document.editform.[+maxigallery.fieldnames.category+].value=this.value;">
          <option value="[+maxigallery.picture.category:htmlent+]">[+maxigallery.picture.category:htmlent+]</option>
           <option value="event">Event</option>
           <option value="product">Product</option>
           <option value="promotional">Promotional</option>
</select>

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althenry Reply #3, 16 years, 5 months ago

that did it! thanks so much for the help and for making MaxiGallery in the first place