Download file using radio buttons

[bornblue]

Hopefully someone can help me out...

I need to create a form which allows a user to input their email address and then select a file from a dropdown list/radio button. When submitted the chosen file will prompt a download and the email address will be forwarded to an email address/.csv file.

Are both actions possible or are they mutually exclusive?

[curtiss]

All is possible with JavaScript.

You simply need to write a javascript function that will be executed "onchange".

I think it would look something like:

function doWhat(what) {
window.open('http://myurl.com/downloads/'+what.options[what.selectedIndex].value, 'window_name');
document.myForm.submit();
}

Then, your selectbox would look something like this:

<form name='myForm' action='formprocessor.php' method='post' id='myForm'>
<label for='email'>Your e-mail address:</label><input type='text' name='email' id='email'>
<select name='mySelect' id='mySelect' onchange='doWhat(this);'>
<option value='myFile.zip'>ZIP version</option>
<option value='myFile.tar'>TAR version</option>
</select>
</form>

[Allen]

nice one curtiss!