[angela]

Hello

i need some help here...i need a javascript to do a drop down list of months.

currently i hardcoded it in my program..

<select name="Mth" class="formlist">
<option></option>
<option value = "1">January</option>
<option value = "2">February</option>
<option value = "3">March</option>
<option value = "4">April</option>
<option value = "5">May</option>
<option value = "6">June</option>
<option value = "7">July</option>
<option value = "8">August</option>
<option value = "9">September</option>
<option value = "10">October</option>
<option value = "11">November</option>
<option value = "12">December</option>
</select>

BUT my lecturer discourages that...he requested that i do a javascript...i managed to find one...but it returns a string..
eg. if i select Jun...it returns jun...but i would like a 6 instead...
furthermore this script has some error...the drop down list shows 2 Mar and no Feb...

<script type="text/javascript">

function writeMonthOptions()
{
var theMonth;
var monthCounter;
var theDate = new Date();

for (monthCounter = 0; monthCounter < 12; monthCounter++)
{
theDate.setMonth(monthCounter);
theMonth = theDate.toString()
theMonth = theMonth.substr(4,3);
document.write('<OPTION value=' + theMonth + '>' + theMonth);
}
}

</script>

<select name="Mth" class="formlist">
<option></option>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>
writeMonthOptions();
</SCRIPT>
</select>

help please...thank u!

[TwoD]

Hi,

I have no idea why it returns two Mar since it grabs the info from the Date Object and never modifies it. (just cuts away some info using .substr())

However, to fix it you could do like this:

function writeMonthOptions()
{
var Months = new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","A ug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")

for (monthCounter = 0; monthCounter < Months.length; monthCounter++)
{
document.write('<OPTION value=' + (monthCounter+1) + '>' + Months[monthCounter]);
}
}

[angela]

thanks!!!!
i learn something!!