The absolute easiest way to solve this problem would be to make the option
value a comma delimited list as follows:
<select name="Region">
<option value="[EMAIL PROTECTED],Africa" selected>Africa</option>
<option mailto:value="[EMAIL PROTECTED],Asia & Pacific">Asia &
Pacific</option>
<option mailto:value="[EMAIL PROTECTED],Eastern South America">Eastern
South America</option>
</select>
Then on your output page do the following:
<cfoutput>
Email: #listgetat(FORM.Region,1)#
Region #listgetat(FORM.Region,2)#
</cfoutput>
Of course the easiest way to do it now might not be the easiest way to in
the future. What happens when you need to add a new region and email or what
if you need to display more information than a contact email and region? You
are better off putting all the information into a database and pulling it as
you need it, that way you wont need to edit any html when another region is
added...
jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Mizzell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:08 PM
Subject: How to display Value and Label from listbox
> Trying to figure out how to format output for a listbox on a form, such as
> below:
>
> <select name="Region">
> <option value="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" selected>Africa</option>
> <option value="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Asia & Pacific</option>
> <option value="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Eastern South America</option>
> </select>
>
> On the action page, I can easily get the value to come up
>
> <CFOUTPUT>
> #Region#
> </CFOUTPUT>
>
> However, I need BOTH the value, and the Item Label to display, like:
>
> Region Email
> Africa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> For processing purposes, I'm ONLY using the value (the email address) but
> for display purposes, and since there's close to 50 regions in the list, I
> need to see the label as well so the client will know if they selected the
> right region or not.
>
> That make any sense?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Les Mizzell
> ***********
> Some people say I'm too apathetic.
> But why should I care?
>
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