Here is another idea. Use the insert htm code fragment tool to insert the
following code into your page (the code between the dash lines). Try copy
and pasting the code, insert > html code fragment box, and do a web page
preview. Make sure the code fragment box is wide enough so everything
displays on the same line. I put a Google link in for demo purposes, so
click it, and hit go, and you will see what will happen with your .rtf files
once you get this set up. Notice it opens the file in a new window. That way
after your user views the bulletin and closes it, your page is still
there...they don't have to click the back button.
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<script language="JavaScript">
function goToPage(url)
{if (url != ""){window.open(url);}}
</script>
<form name="dropdown">
<label>Weekly Bulletin</label>
<select name="list" accesskey="E">
<option selected>Please select one</option>
<option
value="
http://www.saintjames-parish.org/bulletins/yourfile.rtf">Week
1</option>
<option
value="
http://www.saintjames-parish.org/bulletins/yourfile2.rft">Week
2</option>
<option value=
http://www.google.com/>Google</option>
<option
value="
http://www.saintjames-parish.org/bulletins/yourfile4.rft">Week
5</option>
</select>
<button onclick="goToPage(document.dropdown.list.options(
document.dropdown.list.selectedIndex).value)">Go</button>
</form>
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I would suggest copy and pasting the script into a NotePad text file so that
you can save it, edit it, and then copy and paste to the code fragment box
when you have it ready. Alternatively, paste it into a text box and drag the
text box into the scratch area beside the page you will be inserting it.
Then it will be handy to add to when you want to add a bulletin.
You can modify the code and the text as you desire. Week 1, Week 2 might be
replaced with a date for example. I would suggest that you put all your .rtf
files into a subfolder on your server called "bulletins", at the same level
as the "index_files" folder...but not in the index_files folder as you
currently have. This way you won't delete those old bulletin files when you
update your web pages and overwrite the index_files folder. I named your
bulletin files "yourfile1.rtf", but you can name it any way you want. As you
add more bulletins you just add another option value, and upload the revised
page. You might want to FTP uploading for those .rtf files...it would be
faster than use the file manager in your Control Panel.
Try copy and pasting the code, insert > html code fragment box, and do a web
page preview. Make sure the code fragment box is wide enough so everything
displays on the same line. I left the Google link in, so click it, and hit
go, and you will see what will happen with your .rtf files. Notice it opens
the file in a new window. That way after your user views the bulletin and
closes it, your page is still there...they don't have to click the back
button.
Good luck
DavidF
