Select/Option Problem

TSEROOGY · October 1st, 2004, 07:46 AM

I've been trying to work with a simple select object. However, no matter how or when I try to call the object, I get a Null or No Object error. Following is the simplest sample where this problem occurs.

<head>
  <title></title>

<script language=JavaScript>

var myOptions = document.thisForm.mySelect;

</script>

</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000">

<h1></h1>
<form name="thisForm">

  <select name="mySelect">
    <option value=0 selected>0</option>
    <option value=1>1</option>
    <option value=2>2</option>
  </select>

</form>

</body>

Any help is appreciated.

Best regards,
sabetec2

ChrisScott · October 1st, 2004, 08:05 AM

The select box is not yet created at the point you are trying to reference it, one way to get round this would be to place you code in a function & call it once the page has loaded...

Code:

<head>
  <title></title>

<script language=JavaScript>

function Init(){
    var myOptions = document.thisForm.mySelect;
}

</script>


</head>

<body onload="Init();" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000">

<h1></h1>
<form name="thisForm">

  <select name="mySelect">
    <option value=0 selected>0</option>
    <option value=1>1</option>
    <option value=2>2</option>
  </select>

</form>


</body>

HTH,

Chris

TSEROOGY · October 4th, 2004, 03:32 PM

Thanks, Chris,
I guess all I can say is - "Duh!"

Pretty obvious once you pointed it out.

Thanks again,
sabertec2