hello monks,
Is there a way to submit a form by just selecting something from a drop down menu?
Here is my code so far? What must ai cahnge?
@files = <../data/texts/*.txt>; foreach (@files) { $_ =~ s/.*[\/\\](.*)/$1/; } print start_form(-action=>"index.pl"); print p( {-align=>'center'}, font( {-size=>5, -color=>'Lime'}, 'Λόγ +ος Ψυχωφελής και Θαυμάσιος => ' ), popup_menu( -name=>'select', -values=> +\@files )), br(); print end_form(); $file = param('select') if param('select') or $file = $files[int(rand +(@files))]; open(IN, "<../data/texts/$file") or die $!; @data = <IN>; close(IN); $data = join("", @data); $data =~ s/\n/\\n/g;
How can i be able to submit the form without the use of a button just by waiting for the user t select soemthignfrom the drop-down menu? Thnaks

In reply to Submit a form by just selecting something from a drop down menu by Nik

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