how would i go about using the submitted information provided by a drop down form to change a string value in a file

using what server side code?

im open to suggestion*.. there really isnt a server, for now im just trying to see if i can get this to fly on my computer.



*theres a code?
(a link or just what its called that im trying to do would be of great help)

Originally Posted by flatrat

*theres a code?

I believe the Geneva Convention is a good code to follow, but for your purposes you may find it easiest to go to "Matt's Script Archive" (if it still exists) and play with some "cgi scripts".

Do you have a website? If so, it is hosted on a server - even if it is hosted with 10s of 1000s of others. If not, what in crap are you asking questions for, you won't be able to make any pages.

Originally Posted by flatrat

im open to suggestion*.. there really isnt a server, for now im just trying to see if i can get this to fly on my computer.

Seeing how forms send information to the SERVER, you can't expect the information to be very meaningful without one.

The information submitted via a form is available in the address bar, if the form uses method="get", and this information could be read with JavaScript. However, that doesn't help your situation seeing how JavaScript has zero access to the file system.

Seeing how websites exist on the server, without using server side code, you won't ever be able to do anything to files on the server without one.

Examples of server side codes: PHP, Coldfusion, Python, ASP, ASP.NET, Perl, J2EE, etc, etc.