Loading Combo Selection from requesting page parameter

[Barry G. Sumpter]

Hi all,

I've looked and looked for the answer to this but can't seem to get the
correct key words to search on google....

I'm no longer a complete novice but am trudging along...

I have a home page containing multiple hyperlinks to mySecondPage.

http://mydomain.com/mySecondPage.htm?myParam=A
http://mydomain.com/mySecondPage.htm?myParam=B
http://mydomain.com/mySecondPage.htm?myParam=C
http://mydomain.com/mySecondPage.htm?myParam=D
http://mydomain.com/mySecondPage.htm?myParam=E

mySecondPage has a drop down box containig A,B,C,D, and E in its list

I'd like to have the drop down box default to myParam value.

Is there an HTML command that will allow me to set the selectoin value of
the drop down box?

Or do I have to use an ASP command?

<select size="1" name="cboMyCombo">
<option selected
value="A">
A
</option>
<option
value="B">
B
</option>
<option
value="C">
C
</option>
<option
value="D">
D
</option
value="e">
<option>
e
</option>
</select>

Any constructive help would be appreciated.

baz

 

[Barry G. Sumpter]

may have fond something to help:
<select name=SearchFormName etc>

<option <%If request.form(" SearchFormName" ) = " this value" then
response.write " selected" %>>This value</option>

<option <%If request.form(" SearchFormName" ) = " that value" then
response.write " selected" %>>That value</option>

</select>

 

[Barry G. Sumpter]

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:syHp3Lw9zkYJ:www.gardet.nom.fr/vrmlc
ity/tut_aspvrml/step4.htm+%22If+request.Querystring%22+selected&hl=en&start=
1