onChange not working for select element

I have the following form that is ignoring the onChange event for Bonita Springs when it is selected...what am I doing wrong?

<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city">
        <option value="Alva">Alva</option>
        <option value="Bonita Springs" onChange="this.form.action='?frame=RESI&base=frames-collier';" >Bonita Springs</option>  
      </select></div>                   
<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>
  </table>	
</form>

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pda4meAsked:
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hieloConnect With a Mentor Commented: 
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function handleChange( sel )
{
	var theForm=sel.form;
	
	switch( sel.value )
	{
		case 'Bonita Springs':
			theForm.action='?frame=RESI&base=frames-collier';
			break;

		case 'Another':
			theForm.action='?frame=LOTL&base=frames-sanibel';
			break;

		default:
			theForm.action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI"
			break;
	}
	//uncomment the following so you can see the value in the form's "action"
	//alert( theForm.action )
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city" onchange="handleChange(this)">
													<option value="Alva">Alva</option>
													<option value="Bonita Springs">Bonita Springs</option> 
													<option value="Another">Another</option> 
												</select>
			</div>
			<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>
  </table>	
</form>	
</body>
</html>

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WhiteSeedCommented:
onchange should not be placed in the value but in the select
<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city">
        <option value="Alva">Alva</option>
        <option value="Bonita Springs" onChange="this.form.action='?frame=RESI&base=frames-collier';" >Bonita Springs</option>  
      </select></div>                   
<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>
  </table>	
</form>

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WhiteSeedCommented:
sorry i've paste the wrong code, this is the rigth code:

<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city" onChange=="this.form.action='?frame=RESI&base=frames-collier';" >
        <option value="Alva">Alva</option>
        <option value="Bonita Springs" >Bonita Springs</option>
      </select></div>                   
<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>
  </table>	
</form>

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pda4meAuthor Commented:
But I need the action to change based on the option chosen from the select, how do I do this?
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pda4meAuthor Commented:
Specifically, the <option will have diffrent onChange like this sample:

<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city">
        <option value="Alva">Alva</option>
        <option value="Bonita Springs" onChange="this.form.action='?frame=RESI&base=frames-collier';" >Bonita Springs</option>  
        <option value="Another" onChange="this.form.action='?frame=LOTL&base=frames-sanibel';" >Another</option>  
      </select></div>                   
<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>
  </table>	
</form>

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WhiteSeedCommented:
you can use the if statement
        onChange="if(this.options[1].selected) alert('Hai selezionato il secondo'); else if(this.options[2].selected) alert('Hai selezionato il terzo') ">

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pda4meAuthor Commented:
Thanks but I am having trouble following your example.  Can you please put it into the context of the form provided?
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WhiteSeedCommented:
ok, sorry :

<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city" onChange=" if(this.options[1].selected) this.form.action='?frame=RESI&base=frames-collier' if(this.options[2].selected) this.form.action='?frame=LOTL&base=frames-sanibel';" >
        <option value="Alva">Alva</option>
        <option value="Bonita Springs"  >Bonita Springs</option>
        <option value="Another" >Another</option>
      </select></div>
<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>

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 </table>      
</form>
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WhiteSeedConnect With a Mentor Commented:
i can't try your example, but write the code like this:

<form style="margin:0px;" action="/lee-county/residential?frame=RESI" method="post">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
      <td><div style="padding-bottom:4px;">City: <select name="search_city" onChange="  alert('ISTRUCTION1');alert('INCSTRUCTION2')" >
        <option value="Alva">Alva</option>
        <option value="Bonita Springs"  >Bonita Springs</option>
        <option value="Another" >Another</option>
      </select></div>
<input type="image" id="WADbSearch1" name="WADbSearch1" src="/images/search.png" value="Submit">
		</form>                                                            
                        </td>
    </tr>
  </table>	
</form>

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pda4meAuthor Commented:
Thanks, the extra javascript worked properly!
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