This is driving me nuts because I can't figure out why one simple change will not allow me to use a submit button to redirect traffic to certain websites.

Here's the code: 

<html><body>
<form><select method="get" name="mainmenu" 
onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_self')"
class="menu"> <option>Main Menu</option><option value="http://www.crai
+gslist.org">Craigslist</option><option value="http://www.amazon.com">
+Amazon</option><option value="http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node=
+tutorials">Tutorials</option></select><input value="submit" type="sub
+mit" /> <select></select></form>
</body></html>

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It runs fine by redirecting to websites when I change the dropdown menu. But when I change the command to onsubmit from onchange, when I hit the submit button it just goes to the main menu instead of going to the website after I hit submit. Why??

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