Netscape 4.x returning 'null' on Select list. Why?

[MacromediaProd]

Does anyone know why this would return the value in IE, but not in Netscape 4.x? Netscape returns 'null' no matter what item is selected. Here is the code:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function field(foo) {
document.form8.test.value=foo;
}
-->
</script>

<form name="form8">
<p>
<select name="skills1" onChange="field(this.value)">
<OPTION VALUE="">---Select a Skill ---</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=3270>3270
<OPTION VALUE=6K>6K
<OPTION VALUE=ADO>ADO
<OPTION VALUE=ADS>ADS
<OPTION VALUE=AMI>AMI
<OPTION VALUE=APPC - development>APPC - development
<OPTION VALUE=APPC- integration>APPC- integration
</select>
<input type="text" name="test">
</p>
<p>&nbsp; </p>
</form>

[tedster]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld.

Here's one problem - there's no </OPTION> tag in your code, except for the first value.

Whenever HTML isn't working the first resort is to the W3C's HTML validator at [validator.w3.org...]

The W3C also has a CSS validator at [jigsaw.w3.org...]

[edited by: tedster at 6:27 pm (utc) on Oct. 29, 2002]

[MacromediaProd]

Thank you, but it returns NULL even with an </option> tag in place after each item.

[korkus2000]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld,

I don't think NN will take this.value for a drop down, but I could be wrong. Try using the older syntax.
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function field() {
document.form8.test.value=document.form8.skills1[document.form8.skills1.selectedIndex].value;
}
-->
</script>

[g1smd]

You also need to put the attribute value in Quotes; like VALUE="bar".

[MacromediaProd]

Thanks so much for your help! That did the trick!