Popup Menus & Using Hidden to Keep All Forms on Screen!
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use CGI qw(:standard);
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
print header, start_html;
print start_form,
p("Pick Favorite Foodgroup"),
popup_menu(-name => "foodgroup", -values => ["meat", "dairy", "veggie",
"starch"]),
submit(-name => "Submit"),
end_form;
if (param("Submit"))
{
$foodgroup = param("foodgroup");
print start_form;
if ($foodgroup eq "meat")
{
print p("Pick your favorite meat");
print popup_menu(-name => "meat", -values => ["beef", "lamb", "pork",
"chicken", "fish"]);
}
elsif ($foodgroup eq "dairy")
{
print p("Pick your favorite dairy food");
print popup_menu(-name => "dairy", -values => ["milk", "ice cream",
"cheese", "yogurt"]);
}
elsif ($foodgroup eq "veggie")
{
print p("Pick your favorite veggie");
print popup_menu(-name => "veggie", -values => ["peas", "squash",
"broccoli", "carrots", "brussel sprouts", "green beans"]),
}
else # starch
{
print p("Pick your favorite starch");
print popup_menu(-name => "starch", -values => ["corn", "rice",
"potato", "oats", "bread"]);
}
# Keep orignal button from disappearing via "hidden"!
print hidden("Submit"),
submit(-name => "Submit Favorites"),
end_form;
}
if (param("Submit Favorites"))
{
$favorites = param("meat"). " ". param("dairy"). " ". param("veggie").
" ". param("starch");
print p("Your favorite food is: $favorites\n");
}
print end_html;