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How do you use a selected value from a list as input to another function. e.g. price("value") * quantity ("new variable") = "Cost"

Mar 6th, 2001 15:12
B Kez, Jim Baird,

The function the needs the value of the selected option can reference 
that information with this javascript:
document.FormName.SelectName.options
[document.FormName.SelectName.options.selectedIndex].value;
You could also reference the selected option's text with this:
document.FormName.SelectName.options
[document.FormName.SelectName.options.selectedIndex].text;