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Need help with Dropdown list

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:24 pm
by hwmetzger
I have a drop down list in my program that is being populated by values from mySQL and a "Submit" button. The trouble I am running into is how do I assign the selected value in the drop down to a variable?

Thanks guys!

Re: Need help with Dropdown list

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:44 pm
by andyhoneycutt
Please post the code in question (in

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tags).

-Andy

Re: Need help with Dropdown list

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:47 pm
by hwmetzger

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<tr>ect name="storenumber">
<?if(isset($store_number['store1'])){?><option value="<?=$store_number['store1'];?>"><?=$store_number['store1'];?></option><?}?>
<?if(isset($store_number['store2'])){?><option value="<?=$store_number['store2'];?>"><?=$store_number['store2'];?></option><?}?>
<?if(isset($store_number['store3'])){?><option value="<?=$store_number['store3'];?>"><?=$store_number['store3'];?></option><?}?>
</select>
<tr>
<tr>
<tr class="header">
    <td colspan=2 align="center" class="header"><input type="submit" value="store"></td>
    
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="store" value="2">
<?
if(isset($_REQUEST['store']))
{
$report = $_GET['storenumber'];
echo $report;
?>
 
 
 
 
 
 

Re: Need help with Dropdown list

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:03 pm
by andyhoneycutt
It sounds like you're asking only how to make any option selected by default in a drop-down? If that's the case:

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<select name="something">
  <option value="some_value" selected="selected">Blah Blah Blah</option>
  <option value="other_value">Blah2 Blah2 Blah2</option>
</select>
-Andy

Re: Need help with Dropdown list

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:13 pm
by hwmetzger
Never mind, I figgured it out.