Hi,
Try this it works for me :
<cfset track=Trim(form.track)>
<CFSWITCH EXPRESSION="#track#">
<CFCASE VALUE="1">
<cfset hours = 4>
</CFCASE>
<CFCASE VALUE="2">
<cfset hours = 10>
</CFCASE>
</CFSWITCH>
Your hours are <cfoutput> #hours# </cfoutput>
Sima
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From: Richard Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 12:28 PM
Subject: cfselect and variable passing
> I thought this was simple but I keep running into a brick wall and my eyes
> are getting bruised
>
>
> I need to pass the result from a select box to other input fields on the
> same page and then to a subsequent form.
>
> <SELECT NAME="Track" SIZE="1" MESSAGE="You must make a selection"
> REQUIRED="Yes">
> <OPTION VALUE="1">DTS
> <OPTION VALUE="2">VTS
> </SELECT>
> <!--- based on that choice --->
> <CFSWITCH EXPRESSION="track = "value"">
> <CFCASE VALUE="1">
> <cfset hours = 4>
> </CFCASE>
> <CFCASE VALUE="2">
> <cfset hours = 10>
> </CFCASE>
> </CFSWITCH>
>
> Your hours are <output> #hours# </output>
>
> current action page:
>
>
>
> the selected value is
> <cfif #form.hours# IS "10">
>
>
> -------------------------------
> prolem: not reading the value corresponding to the select choice to the
> cfset doesn't execute and no
> value is passed to the action page.
>
> Comments would be appreciated - I know I'm missing something obvious,
thanks
> Richard
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