Since you have a default selected you must check the values:
<!--- Assumed: onlu 1 menu can change --->
<CFSET MenuStatus = "">
<CFIF IsDefined("Form.Menu1")>
<CFIF Form.Menu1 NEQ "Menu1_DefaultValue">
<CFSET MenuStatus = "Menu 1 has Changed">
</CFIF>
</CFIF>
HTH
Dick
At 6:36 PM -0400 7/28/00, Paige Chandler wrote:
>Hello Dick,
>
>Thank you very much. That works great.
>
>I have 5 dropdowns on a single page. I'm trying to determine now which one
>an item was selected from. CFIF ISDefined ("Area_Name") does not work
>because it contains the default - first item in the table. As do the names
>of each of the dropdowns.
>
>Is the best way to determine which was accessed is to have a "Default" value
>as the first Item in the table (dynamic) that feeds the dropdown?
>Like "NONE" or blank or something?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dick Applebaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 4:45 PM
>Subject: Re: Passing Results of DorpDown List Box
>
>
>> Your <SELECT> is named "Area_Name"...
>>
>> its value is in #Area_Name#
>>
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>> At 4:16 PM -0400 7/28/00, Paige Chandler wrote:
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>> >I'm trying to capture the selected item from a dropdown list box. My =
>> >first attempt to do this. The book says it "passes the "Value" as in:=20
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>> ><CFForm Name=3D"Form1" ACTION=3DForm2.cfm"
>> >
>> ><CFQuery Name=3D"Get_Area"
>> >
>> >.etc - works OK.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> ><CFSelect Name=3D"Area_Name"=20
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>> >Query=3D"Get_Area"=20
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>> >Value=3D"Name"=20
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>> >...etc.=20
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>> ></CFSelect>
>> >
>> >When I get to Form2 I can't reference #Name#.=20
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>> ><CFOutPut Get_Area> or CFOutPut "Area_Name"
>> >
>> >#Name# is not resolved. Help is appreciated.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Paige
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>> >first=20
>> >attempt to do this. The book says it "passes the "Value" as =
>> >in:</FONT><FONT=20
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>> ><P><CFForm Name=3D"Form1" ACTION=3DForm2.cfm"</P>
>> ><P><CFQuery Name=3D"Get_Area"</P>
>> ><P>.etc - works OK.</P>
>> ><P> </P>
>> ><P><CFSelect Name=3D"Area_Name"</FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New =
> > >Roman"><FONT=20
> > >size=3D3> </FONT></FONT></P>
> > ><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Query=3D"Get_Area"</FONT><FONT=20
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>> ><P>....etc.</FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3>=20
>> ></FONT></P></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
>> ><P></CFSelect></P>
>> ><P>When I get to Form2 I can't reference #Name#. </P>
>> ><P><CFOutPut Get_Area> or CFOutPut "Area_Name"</P>
>> ><P>#Name# is not resolved. Help is appreciated.</P>
>> ><P>Regards,</P>
>> ><P> </P>
>> ><P>Paige</P>
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