I have spent days trying to get this web page to function as intended. If I have the .js in a separate file and reference it from the web page <head>, the page works fine. However, once it is embedded instead, nada. This is the entire web page coding, including the .js.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
<title>Test page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td>
<select id='countrySelect' name='country' onchange='javascript: populateState(); populateCity();'></select>
</td>
<td>
<select id='stateSelect' name='state' onchange='javascript: populateCity();'></select>
</td>
<td>
<select id='citySelect' name='city'></select>
<script type="text/javascript">initCountry('CA'); </script>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
/*
Country State Drop Downs v1.0.
(c) Copyright 2005 Down Home Consulting, Inc.
[url]www.DownHomeConsulting.com[/url]
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.
*/
// If you have PHP you can set the post values like this
//var postState = '<?= $_POST["state"] ?>';
//var postCountry = '<?= $_POST["country"] ?>';
var postState = '';
var postCountry = '';
var postCity = '';
//City table.
//
// To edit the list, just delete a line or add a line. Order is important.
// If the city is in a state, write STATE before the relevant codes (codes being GB, US etc)
// If the city is in a country, write COUNTY before the relevant codes (appears without a state being selected)
// The order displayed here is the order it appears on the drop down.
//
var city = '\
STATE:UK:GLONDON:LONDON:London|\
COUNTRY:GB:LONDON:London|\
COUNTRY:CA:BC:Vancouver|\
COUNTRY:CA:BC:Victoria|\
STATE:US:CA:LAX:Los Angeles|\
';
// State table
//
// To edit the list, just delete a line or add a line. Order is important.
// The order displayed here is the order it appears on the drop down.
//
var state = '\
US:AK:Alaska|\
US:AL:Alabama|\
US:AR:Arkansas|\
US:AS:American Samoa|\
US:AZ:Arizona|\
US:CA:California|\
US:CO:Colorado|\
US:CT:Connecticut|\
US:DC:D.C.|\
US:DE:Delaware|\
US:FL:Florida|\
US:FM:Micronesia|\
US:GA:Georgia|\
US:GU:Guam|\
US:HI:Hawaii|\
US:IA:Iowa|\
US:ID:Idaho|\
US:IL:Illinois|\
US:IN:Indiana|\
US:KS:Kansas|\
US:KY:Kentucky|\
US:LA:Louisiana|\
US:MA:Massachusetts|\
US:MD:Maryland|\
US:ME:Maine|\
US:MH:Marshall Islands|\
US:MI:Michigan|\
US:MN:Minnesota|\
US:MO:Missouri|\
US:MP:Marianas|\
US:MS:Mississippi|\
US:MT:Montana|\
US:NC:North Carolina|\
US:ND:North Dakota|\
US:NE:Nebraska|\
US:NH:New Hampshire|\
US:NJ:New Jersey|\
US:NM:New Mexico|\
US:NV:Nevada|\
US:NY:New York|\
US:OH:Ohio|\
US:OK:Oklahoma|\
US:OR:Oregon|\
US:PA:Pennsylvania|\
US:PR:Puerto Rico|\
US:PW:Palau|\
US:RI:Rhode Island|\
US:SC:South Carolina|\
US:SD:South Dakota|\
US:TN:Tennessee|\
US:TX:Texas|\
US:UT:Utah|\
US:VA:Virginia|\
US:VI:Virgin Islands|\
US:VT:Vermont|\
US:WA:Washington|\
US:WI:Wisconsin|\
US:WV:West Virginia|\
US:WY:Wyoming|\
US:AA:Military Americas|\
US:AE:Military Europe/ME/Canada|\
US:AP:Military Pacific|\
CA:AB:Alberta|\
CA:BC:British Columbia|\
CA:MB:Manitoba|\
CA:NB:New Brunswick|\
CA:NL:Newfoundland and Labrador|\
CA:NS:Nova Scotia|\
CA:NT:Northwest Territories|\
CA:NU:Nunavut|\
CA:ON:Ontario|\
CA:PE:Prince Edward Island|\
CA:QC:Quebec|\
CA:SK:Saskatchewan|\
CA:YT:Yukon Territory|\
AU:AAT:Australian Antarctic Territory|\
AU:ACT:Australian Capital Territory|\
AU:NT:Northern Territory|\
AU:NSW:New South Wales|\
AU:QLD:Queensland|\
AU:SA:South Australia|\
AU:TAS:Tasmania|\
AU:VIC:Victoria|\
AU:WA:Western Australia|\
BR:AC:Acre|\
BR:AL:Alagoas|\
BR:AM:Amazonas|\
BR:AP:Amapa|\
BR:BA:Baia|\
BR:CE:Ceara|\
BR:DF:Distrito Federal|\
BR:ES:Espirito Santo|\
BR:FN:Fernando de Noronha|\
BR:GO:Goias|\
BR:MA:Maranhao|\
BR:MG:Minas Gerais|\
BR:MS:Mato Grosso do Sul|\
BR:MT:Mato Grosso|\
BR:PA:Para|\
BR:PB:Paraiba|\
BR:PE:Pernambuco|\
BR:PI:Piaui|\
BR:PR:Parana|\
BR:RJ:Rio de Janeiro|\
BR:RN:Rio Grande do Norte|\
BR:RO:Rondonia|\
BR:RR:Roraima|\
BR:RS:Rio Grande do Sul|\
BR:SC:Santa Catarina|\
BR:SE:Sergipe|\
BR:SP:Sao Paulo|\
BR:TO:Tocatins|\
NL:DR:Drente|\
NL:FL:Flevoland|\
NL:FR:Friesland|\
NL:GL:Gelderland|\
NL:GR:Groningen|\
NL:LB:Limburg|\
NL:NB:Noord Brabant|\
NL:NH:Noord Holland|\
NL:OV:Overijssel|\
NL:UT:Utrecht|\
NL:ZH:Zuid Holland|\
NL:ZL:Zeeland|\
UK:AVON:Avon|\
UK:BEDS:Bedfordshire|\
UK:BERKS:Berkshire|\
UK:BUCKS:Buckinghamshire|\
UK:CAMBS:Cambridgeshire|\
UK:CHESH:Cheshire|\
UK:CLEVE:Cleveland|\
UK:CORN:Cornwall|\
UK:CUMB:Cumbria|\
UK:DERBY:Derbyshire|\
UK:DEVON:Devon|\
UK:DORSET:Dorset|\
UK:DURHAM:Durham|\
UK:ESSEX:Essex|\
UK:GLOUS:Gloucestershire|\
UK:GLONDON:Greater London|\
UK:GMANCH:Greater Manchester|\
UK:HANTS:Hampshire|\
UK:HERWOR:Hereford & Worcestershire|\
UK:HERTS:Hertfordshire|\
UK:HUMBER:Humberside|\
UK:IOM:Isle of Man|\
UK:IOW:Isle of Wight|\
UK:KENT:Kent|\
UK:LANCS:Lancashire|\
UK:LEICS:Leicestershire|\
UK:LINCS:Lincolnshire|\
UK:MERSEY:Merseyside|\
UK:NORF:Norfolk|\
UK:NHANTS:Northamptonshire|\
UK:NTHUMB:Northumberland|\
UK:NOTTS:Nottinghamshire|\
UK:OXON:Oxfordshire|\
UK:SHROPS:Shropshire|\
UK:SOM:Somerset|\
UK:STAFFS:Staffordshire|\
UK:SUFF:Suffolk|\
UK:SURREY:Surrey|\
UK:SUSS:Sussex|\
UK:WARKS:Warwickshire|\
UK:WMID:West Midlands|\
UK:WILTS:Wiltshire|\
UK:YORK:Yorkshire|\
EI:CO ANTRIM:County Antrim|\
EI:CO ARMAGH:County Armagh|\
EI:CO DOWN:County Down|\
EI:CO FERMANAGH:County Fermanagh|\
EI:CO DERRY:County Londonderry|\
EI:CO TYRONE:County Tyrone|\
EI:CO CAVAN:County Cavan|\
EI:CO DONEGAL:County Donegal|\
EI:CO MONAGHAN:County Monaghan|\
EI:CO DUBLIN:County Dublin|\
EI:CO CARLOW:County Carlow|\
EI:CO KILDARE:County Kildare|\
EI:CO KILKENNY:County Kilkenny|\
EI:CO LAOIS:County Laois|\
EI:CO LONGFORD:County Longford|\
EI:CO LOUTH:County Louth|\
EI:CO MEATH:County Meath|\
EI:CO OFFALY:County Offaly|\
EI:CO WESTMEATH:County Westmeath|\
EI:CO WEXFORD:County Wexford|\
EI:CO WICKLOW:County Wicklow|\
EI:CO GALWAY:County Galway|\
EI:CO MAYO:County Mayo|\
EI:CO LEITRIM:County Leitrim|\
EI:CO ROSCOMMON:County Roscommon|\
EI:CO SLIGO:County Sligo|\
EI:CO CLARE:County Clare|\
EI:CO CORK:County Cork|\
EI:CO KERRY:County Kerry|\
EI:CO LIMERICK:County Limerick|\
EI:CO TIPPERARY:County Tipperary|\
EI:CO WATERFORD:County Waterford|\
';
// Country data table
//
// To edit the list, just delete a line or add a line. Order is important.
// The order displayed here is the order it appears on the drop down.
//
var country = '\
AF:Afghanistan|\
AL:Albania|\
DZ:Algeria|\
AS:American Samoa|\
AD:Andorra|\
AO:Angola|\
AI:Anguilla|\
AQ:Antarctica|\
AG:Antigua and Barbuda|\
AR:Argentina|\
AM:Armenia|\
AW:Aruba|\
AU:Australia|\
AT:Austria|\
AZ:Azerbaijan|\
AP:Azores|\
BS:Bahamas|\
BH:Bahrain|\
BD:Bangladesh|\
BB:Barbados|\
BY:Belarus|\
BE:Belgium|\
BZ:Belize|\
BJ:Benin|\
BM:Bermuda|\
BT:Bhutan|\
BO:Bolivia|\
BA:Bosnia And Herzegowina|\
XB:Bosnia-Herzegovina|\
BW:Botswana|\
BV:Bouvet Island|\
BR:Brazil|\
IO:British Indian Ocean Territory|\
VG:British Virgin Islands|\
BN:Brunei Darussalam|\
BG:Bulgaria|\
BF:Burkina Faso|\
BI:Burundi|\
KH:Cambodia|\
CM:Cameroon|\
CA:Canada|\
CV:Cape Verde|\
KY:Cayman Islands|\
CF:Central African Republic|\
TD:Chad|\
CL:Chile|\
CN:China|\
CX:Christmas Island|\
CC:Cocos (Keeling) Islands|\
CO:Colombia|\
KM:Comoros|\
CG:Congo|\
CD:Congo, The Democratic Republic O|\
CK:Cook Islands|\
XE:Corsica|\
CR:Costa Rica|\
CI:Cote d` Ivoire (Ivory Coast)|\
HR:Croatia|\
CU:Cuba|\
CY:Cyprus|\
CZ:Czech Republic|\
DK:Denmark|\
DJ:Djibouti|\
DM:Dominica|\
DO:Dominican Republic|\
TP:East Timor|\
EC:Ecuador|\
EG:Egypt|\
SV:El Salvador|\
GQ:Equatorial Guinea|\
ER:Eritrea|\
EE:Estonia|\
ET:Ethiopia|\
FK:Falkland Islands (Malvinas)|\
FO:Faroe Islands|\
FJ:Fiji|\
FI:Finland|\
FR:France (Includes Monaco)|\
FX:France, Metropolitan|\
GF:French Guiana|\
PF:French Polynesia|\
TA:French Polynesia (Tahiti)|\
TF:French Southern Territories|\
GA:Gabon|\
GM:Gambia|\
GE:Georgia|\
DE:Germany|\
GH:Ghana|\
GI:Gibraltar|\
GR:Greece|\
GL:Greenland|\
GD:Grenada|\
GP:Guadeloupe|\
GU:Guam|\
GT:Guatemala|\
GN:Guinea|\
GW:Guinea-Bissau|\
GY:Guyana|\
HT:Haiti|\
HM:Heard And Mc Donald Islands|\
VA:Holy See (Vatican City State)|\
HN:Honduras|\
HK:Hong Kong|\
HU:Hungary|\
IS:Iceland|\
IN:India|\
ID:Indonesia|\
IR:Iran|\
IQ:Iraq|\
IE:Ireland|\
EI:Ireland (Eire)|\
IL:Israel|\
IT:Italy|\
JM:Jamaica|\
JP:Japan|\
JO:Jordan|\
KZ:Kazakhstan|\
KE:Kenya|\
KI:Kiribati|\
KP:Korea, Democratic People\'S Repub|\
KW:Kuwait|\
KG:Kyrgyzstan|\
LA:Laos|\
LV:Latvia|\
LB:Lebanon|\
LS:Lesotho|\
LR:Liberia|\
LY:Libya|\
LI:Liechtenstein|\
LT:Lithuania|\
LU:Luxembourg|\
MO:Macao|\
MK:Macedonia|\
MG:Madagascar|\
ME:Madeira Islands|\
MW:Malawi|\
MY:Malaysia|\
MV:Maldives|\
ML:Mali|\
MT:Malta|\
MH:Marshall Islands|\
MQ:Martinique|\
MR:Mauritania|\
MU:Mauritius|\
YT:Mayotte|\
MX:Mexico|\
FM:Micronesia, Federated States Of|\
MD:Moldova, Republic Of|\
MC:Monaco|\
MN:Mongolia|\
MS:Montserrat|\
MA:Morocco|\
MZ:Mozambique|\
MM:Myanmar (Burma)|\
NA:Namibia|\
NR:Nauru|\
NP:Nepal|\
NL:Netherlands|\
AN:Netherlands Antilles|\
NC:New Caledonia|\
NZ:New Zealand|\
NI:Nicaragua|\
NE:Niger|\
NG:Nigeria|\
NU:Niue|\
NF:Norfolk Island|\
MP:Northern Mariana Islands|\
NO:Norway|\
OM:Oman|\
PK:Pakistan|\
PW:Palau|\
PS:Palestinian Territory, Occupied|\
PA:Panama|\
PG:Papua New Guinea|\
PY:Paraguay|\
PE:Peru|\
PH:Philippines|\
PN:Pitcairn|\
PL:Poland|\
PT:Portugal|\
PR:Puerto Rico|\
QA:Qatar|\
RE:Reunion|\
RO:Romania|\
RU:Russian Federation|\
RW:Rwanda|\
KN:Saint Kitts And Nevis|\
SM:San Marino|\
ST:Sao Tome and Principe|\
SA:Saudi Arabia|\
SN:Senegal|\
XS:Serbia-Montenegro|\
SC:Seychelles|\
SL:Sierra Leone|\
SG:Singapore|\
SK:Slovak Republic|\
SI:Slovenia|\
SB:Solomon Islands|\
SO:Somalia|\
ZA:South Africa|\
GS:South Georgia And The South Sand|\
KR:South Korea|\
ES:Spain|\
LK:Sri Lanka|\
NV:St. Christopher and Nevis|\
SH:St. Helena|\
LC:St. Lucia|\
PM:St. Pierre and Miquelon|\
VC:St. Vincent and the Grenadines|\
SD:Sudan|\
SR:Suriname|\
SJ:Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands|\
SZ:Swaziland|\
SE:Sweden|\
CH:Switzerland|\
SY:Syrian Arab Republic|\
TW:Taiwan|\
TJ:Tajikistan|\
TZ:Tanzania|\
TH:Thailand|\
TG:Togo|\
TK:Tokelau|\
TO:Tonga|\
TT:Trinidad and Tobago|\
XU:Tristan da Cunha|\
TN:Tunisia|\
TR:Turkey|\
TM:Turkmenistan|\
TC:Turks and Caicos Islands|\
TV:Tuvalu|\
UG:Uganda|\
UA:Ukraine|\
AE:United Arab Emirates|\
UK:United Kingdom|\
GB:Great Britain|\
US:United States|\
UM:United States Minor Outlying Isl|\
UY:Uruguay|\
UZ:Uzbekistan|\
VU:Vanuatu|\
XV:Vatican City|\
VE:Venezuela|\
VN:Vietnam|\
VI:Virgin Islands (U.S.)|\
WF:Wallis and Furuna Islands|\
EH:Western Sahara|\
WS:Western Samoa|\
YE:Yemen|\
YU:Yugoslavia|\
ZR:Zaire|\
ZM:Zambia|\
ZW:Zimbabwe|\
';
function TrimString(sInString) {
if ( sInString ) {
sInString = sInString.replace( /^\s+/g, "" );// strip leading
return sInString.replace( /\s+$/g, "" );// strip trailing
}
}
// Populates the country selected with the counties from the country list
function populateCountry(defaultCountry) {
if ( postCountry != '' ) {
defaultCountry = postCountry;
}
var countryLineArray = country.split('|'); // Split into lines
var selObj = document.getElementById('countrySelect');
selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select Country','');
selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
for (var loop = 0; loop < countryLineArray.length; loop++) {
lineArray = countryLineArray[loop].split(':');
countryCode = TrimString(lineArray[0]);
countryName = TrimString(lineArray[1]);
if ( countryCode != '' ) {
selObj.options[loop + 1] = new Option(countryName, countryCode);
}
if ( defaultCountry == countryCode ) {
selObj.selectedIndex = loop + 1;
}
}
}
function populateState() {
var selObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect');
foundState = false;
// Empty options just in case new drop down is shorter
if ( selObj.type == 'select-one' ) {
for (var i = 0; i < selObj.options.length; i++) {
selObj.options[i] = null;
}
selObj.options.length=null;
selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select State','');
selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
}
// Populate the drop down with states from the selected country
var stateLineArray = state.split("|"); // Split into lines
var optionCntr = 1;
for (var loop = 0; loop < stateLineArray.length; loop++) {
lineArray = stateLineArray[loop].split(":");
countryCode = TrimString(lineArray[0]);
stateCode = TrimString(lineArray[1]);
stateName = TrimString(lineArray[2]);
if (document.getElementById('countrySelect').value == countryCode && countryCode != '' ) {
// If it's a input element, change it to a select
if ( selObj.type == 'text' ) {
parentObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect').parentNode;
parentObj.removeChild(selObj);
var inputSel = document.createElement("SELECT");
inputSel.setAttribute("name","state");
inputSel.setAttribute("id","stateSelect");
inputSel.setAttribute("onchange","javascript: populateCity()");
parentObj.appendChild(inputSel) ;
selObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect');
selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select State','');
selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
}
if ( stateCode != '' ) {
selObj.options[optionCntr] = new Option(stateName, stateCode);
}
// See if it's selected from a previous post
if ( stateCode == postState && countryCode == postCountry ) {
selObj.selectedIndex = optionCntr;
}
foundState = true;
optionCntr++
}
}
// If the country has no states, change the select to a text box
if ( ! foundState ) {
parentObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect').parentNode;
parentObj.removeChild(selObj);
// Create the Input Field
var inputEl = document.createElement("INPUT");
inputEl.setAttribute("id", "stateSelect");
inputEl.setAttribute("type", "text");
inputEl.setAttribute("name", "state");
inputEl.setAttribute("size", 20);
inputEl.setAttribute("value", postState);
parentObj.appendChild(inputEl) ;
}
}
var foundState = false; //global for third scrollbar
function populateCity() {
var selObj = document.getElementById('citySelect');
var foundCity = false;
// Empty options just in case new drop down is shorter
if ( selObj.type == 'select-one' ) {
for (var i = 0; i < selObj.options.length; i++) {
selObj.options[i] = null;
}
selObj.options.length=null;
selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select City','');
selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
}
// Populate the drop down with states from the selected state (and country)
var cityLineArray = city.split("|"); // Split into lines
//alert (cityLineArray);
var optionCntr = 1;
for (var loop = 0; loop < cityLineArray.length; loop++) {
lineArray = cityLineArray[loop].split(":");
if (foundState==true) { //take a city only from a specified state:
typeCode = TrimString(lineArray[0]);
countryCode = TrimString(lineArray[1]);
stateCode = TrimString(lineArray[2]);
cityCode = TrimString(lineArray[3]);
cityName = TrimString(lineArray[4]);
} else { //no states so take a city from the country itself:
typeCode = TrimString(lineArray[0]);
countryCode = TrimString(lineArray[1]);
stateCode = "";
cityCode = TrimString(lineArray[2]);
cityName = TrimString(lineArray[3]);
}
if (((typeCode=="STATE" && foundState==true) || (typeCode=="COUNTRY" && foundState==false)) && document.getElementById('countrySelect').value == countryCode && (document.getElementById('stateSelect').value == stateCode || foundState==false) && countryCode != '' && (stateCode != '' || foundState==false)) {
// If it's a input element, change it to a select
if ( selObj.type == 'text' ) {
parentObj = document.getElementById('citySelect').parentNode;
parentObj.removeChild(selObj);
var inputSel = document.createElement("SELECT");
inputSel.setAttribute("name","city");
inputSel.setAttribute("id","citySelect");
inputSel.setAttribute("onchange","java_script: if (this.selectedIndex!=0) {window.location='' + (this.options[this.selectedIndex].text) + '.html';}");
parentObj.appendChild(inputSel) ;
selObj = document.getElementById('citySelect');
selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select City','');
selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
}
if ( cityCode != '' ) {
selObj.options[optionCntr] = new Option(cityName, cityCode);
}
// See if it's selected from a previous post
if ( cityCode == postCity && countryCode == postCountry && stateCode == postState) {
selObj.selectedIndex = optionCntr;
}
foundCity = true;
optionCntr++
}
}
// If the state has no cities, change the select to a text box
if ( ! foundCity ) {
parentObj = document.getElementById('citySelect').parentNode;
parentObj.removeChild(selObj);
// Create the Input Field
var inputEl = document.createElement("INPUT");
inputEl.setAttribute("id", "citySelect");
inputEl.setAttribute("type", "text");
inputEl.setAttribute("name", "city");
inputEl.setAttribute("size", 20);
inputEl.setAttribute("value", postCity);
parentObj.appendChild(inputEl) ;
}
}
function initCountry(country) {
populateCountry(country);
populateState();
populateCity();
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
The problem 'might' be in the location, but I am not sure. This is the piece of that code for that:
inputSel.setAttribute("onchange","java_script: if (this.selectedIndex!=0) {window.location='' + (this.options[this.selectedIndex].text) + '.html';}");
Any and all suggestions are welcome. I've had tremendous support in building this .js, and I thank those who have contributed. Feel free to copy and use it.