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OnClick Event in A Select Dropdown Menu (ASP)

Is it possible to have an onClick event fired off when something is selected from a Select dropdown list in ASP? Similar to how a button when clicked performs an action I would like when an item is selected from a dropdown list that it immediately opens a new page. This way it does not require the user to select the item from the drop down, then hit a submit button.

this is what I used for one of my buttons.
<input type="button" value="Refresh" onClick="location.href='<%= Me.NewURL.ToString() %>';">

Is there a way to use this method for a dropdown? Something like
<input type="dropdown" value="Refresh" onClick="location.href='<%= Me.NewURL.ToString() %>';">

carlnorrbom

Hi,

You can simply do something like:

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddl" runat="server" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddl_OnSelectedIndexChanged">
<asp:ListItem .../>
</asp:DropDownList>

And in code behind:

Protected Sub ddl_OnSelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles ddl.SelectedIndexChanged
Response.Redirect(Me.NewURL.ToString())
End Sub

/Carl.

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rkneal

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Shank - What you have does work but I get a prompt when I click an item from the drop down. The prompt says

"Javascript: A script has requested that a new URL be loaded. Do you wish to load http://XXX.XX"

This happens on a blackberry browser. If I click Yes, it opens the page but if I can get fix this prompt then that would be all I need. Any ideas?

rkneal

ASKER

Works to accomplish what I want but I have to find out a way around an annoying prompt.