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js help with uploadify scriptdata

How can I get the correct value from a dropdown. I can only get the first one in the list. In this case no matter what i select I get albumID=4 as it is the first in the list.

Code from Uploadify

'scriptData'	: {
          "success_action_status"		: "201",
          "userID"                                : "<?= $userID ?>",
	  "albumID"                             : $('#albumID').val()						
},

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Code from Dynamic Dropdown

echo "Select an album.<br/>";
echo "<select name='albumID' id='albumID'>";					
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
      echo "<option value=".$row['id'].">$row[albumName]</option>"; 
}
echo "</select>";

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Static view of Dropdown
<select name="albumID" id="albumID">
<option value="4">Game Images</option>
<option value="3">Game Videos</option>
<option value="5">Personal</option>
</select>

gr8gonzo

1. View the source and search for "albumID" to check to make sure there's no other <input> with that same ID.

2. Try:
$('#albumID option:selected').val()
It should be the same thing, but it's a little more defined.

3. If you still get ID=4 after trying #2, then it could be an issue with the timing / order-of-events (e.g. the code is running while the dropdown value has not yet changed to its real value). I'm not sure when the code is running...?

ahoffmann

> echo "<option value=".$row['id'].">$row[albumName]</option>";

do you probably want:

echo "<option value=".$row['id'].">".$row['albumName']."</option>";

UltraFlux

ASKER

Hi gr8gonzo and ahoffann,

Tried
$('#albumID option:selected').val()
Still saved id = 4

Not sure what to do still stuck...

ahoffmann

what about my "echo ... " suggestion?

UltraFlux

ASKER

same, no improvement

if($numalbums > 0){
  echo 'Select an album.<br/>';
  echo "<select name='albumID' id='albumID' width='200px'>";					
    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){					
      echo "<option value=".$row['id'].">$row[albumName]</option>"; 
    }
  echo "</select>";
}

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ahoffmann

please read my suggestion ID: 37729064 again
please make yourself used to the change I suggested, and test it

UltraFlux

ASKER

I did test it as I said above. Nothing changed, still saves id=4

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gr8gonzo

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