hi, i have a script here which display an item name from database into textfield based on the combo box selection, i cn display the item name but my problem is i dont know how to display the item information into the textbox? i'm required to use php but i think it can handle by javascript, hope my simple explanation works n_n
ex. item color
apple red
car blue
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function populate(oSelect) {
var opt, opt2, a=0, i = 0, textarea = document.getElementById('notes');
while (opt = oSelect.options[i++])
if (opt.selected && textarea.value.indexOf(opt.value) == -1)
textarea.value += opt.value + '\n';
return true;
}
</script>
<body>
<?php
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'root';
$db_pass = '';
$db_db = 'dbname';
$db_link = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass) or die('MySQL Connection Error:'.mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($db_db) or die('MySQL Error: Cannot select table');
$sql = "SELECT id,item,colorinfo FROM table ORDER by id";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
echo "<form name=f1 method=post action='' onSubmit='return false;'>";
echo "<select name=m1 size='8' onDblClick='populate(this)'>";
while ($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
$id=$row['id'];
$display_name=$row['item'];
$display_color=$row['color'];
echo "<option value='$display_name'>$display_name</option>";
}
echo "</select>";
echo "<br>";
echo "<th>Color:<input type='text' name='color' id='color'>";
echo "</form>";
echo "</td>";
echo "<td valign='top' align='left'>";
echo "<form name=f2 method=post action='' onSubmit='return false;' >";
echo "<p align='left'>";
echo "</form>";
?>
</table>
<form>
<TEXTAREA class=formfield2 name="notes" id="notes" rows=12 cols=16 wrap="virtual"></TEXTAREA>
<input type="button" value="clear" onClick="if (confirm('Clear the field?'))notes.value='',">
</form>
</body>
</html>