Re: How do I keep the selected showing...

> > Hi All > > I have a fully functional db site which uses 2 sqls and 1 page to give our > > visitors info they need. > > > > That works fine, but some users have remarked that it would be nice that > the > > selected item from our drop down list stays shown when the page gives the > > info instead of going back to the top of the list. > > > > http://www.angelettes.co.uk/dates/index.php3 is the url in > > action and > > choosing different towns will show you what I mean. > > > > Its not the end of the world, as our visitors have said, but would be > nice. > > > > Any help is full appreciated. > > > > Dave C Check if the variable has been posted and echo the value like below on the first option line is how I do it. This will put two options with the same value in the select box and the first will be selected. <? if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS["variable"])) echo '<option value="'.$HTTP_POST_VARS["variable"].'" selected>'.$HTTP_POST_VARS["variable"].'</option>'; ?> or add to each option: if ($HTTP_POST_VARS["variable"] == 'option value')echo 'selected'; example: <option value="value" <?if ($HTTP_POST_VARS["variable"] == 'option value')echo 'selected'; ?>>some text</option> HTH, Brett