jump Menu from checkboxes

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Last Post: October 23, 2010   (RSS)

By jtedescojam - October 20, 2010

Businesses are listed in a multi-section editor and separated by categories with checkboxes since a single business can have multiple categories. I'm trying to create a jump menu that shows all listings under specific checked-off categories and was able to do it with the below code... only problem is, any listing that is double-exposed, shows up twice... can we avoid the duplication?
<select name="jumpMenu" id="jumpMenu" onchange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,0)">
<option value="#" selected="selected">Find a Store</option>
<?php foreach ($local_listingsRecords as $record): ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Animals/Pets')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-animalsPets.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Antiques')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-antiques.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Apparel and Accessories')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-apparelAccessories.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Crafts and Gifts')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-craftsGifts.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Furniture')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-furniture.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Galleries')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-galleries.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Home/Decor')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-homeDecor.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Jewelry')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-jewelry.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php endforeach ?>
</select>
John Tedesco

Creative Director



JAM Graphics

Re: [jtedescojam] jump Menu from checkboxes

By Chris - October 20, 2010 - edited: October 22, 2010

Hi jtedescojam,

You can use elseif to prevent more than one of your conditional blocks from running:

<select name="jumpMenu" id="jumpMenu" onchange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,0)">
<option value="#" selected="selected">Find a Store</option>
<?php foreach ($local_listingsRecords as $record): ?>
<?php if (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Animals/Pets')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-animalsPets.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Antiques')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-antiques.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Apparel and Accessories')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-apparelAccessories.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Crafts and Gifts')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-craftsGifts.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Furniture')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-furniture.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Galleries')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-galleries.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Home/Decor')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-homeDecor.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php elseif (strpos($record['subsection'], 'Jewelry')): ?>
<option value="http://ilovechester.accountsupport.com/shopping-jewelry.php#<?php echo urlencode($record['title']) ?>"><?php echo $record['title'] ?></option>
<?php endif ?>
<?php endforeach ?>
</select>

Does that help? Please let me know if you have any questions.
All the best,
Chris

Re: [jtedescojam] jump Menu from checkboxes

By Mikey - October 21, 2010

Jtedescojam,
Have a look at the thread link below. I was trying to achieve something similar to what you're trying to do. Jason provided some really great support and helped me get my check boxes into a drop down menu that can be selected to jump site visitors over to the pages they are related to.
http://www.interactivetools.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=81718;t=search_engine

Jason did a great job on this and it works like a charm.
Zick

Re: [zick] jump Menu from checkboxes

By jtedescojam - October 21, 2010

Thank you Zick for pointing this out.. I tried to go through this and understand the difference.. but it's just a little too confusing since I think the setup was a little different... Chris, can you see where the error is coming from in what you sent?
John Tedesco

Creative Director



JAM Graphics

Re: [jtedescojam] jump Menu from checkboxes

By Chris - October 22, 2010

Hi jtedescojam,

Oops. I wrote "else if" before, but I should have said "elseif" (with no space.) I've fixed my post above to be correct. Can you try making those changes and see if that fixes things?
All the best,
Chris

Re: [chris] jump Menu from checkboxes

By jtedescojam - October 23, 2010

Thanks Chris, I really didn't think that could have been a possibility! [:P]
John Tedesco

Creative Director



JAM Graphics