Problem with forms

Hi, I will try to explain…

I have 2 select boxes wich send values with a php variable.
to each of the boxes I have assigned a different variable.
each select box has its own form and a onClick command to send the value to the http once changed.

If you click on the null selection (the first one with value zero) of the first select box, the second one should automatically be reset and set to the null value.

It is a lot similar to those menus found on the OS on apple computers.

So, I have tried to send the value with an hidden field so to set the second box to zero. But obviously (now! not when i tried), the hidden field get sent at any change of the first selection box, and I would like to send it only when the null value is chosen.

Any idea on how to do this? I need anyway to send values to the http to retrieve them on the next page and javascript hasnot helped me much.

Thanks a lot for any help and have a beautifull new year to all.