RE: [PHP] dropdown Newbie question

Hi there. The value from that dropdown will be returned to you in the variable $_POST OR $_GET, depending on which method you used to submit the form. Assuming you use POST, you can access the selected value like this: $var_from_dropdown = $_POST['theme']; Regards -|Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Mario Ohnewald [mailto:mario.ohnewald@gmx.de] > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 1:11 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] dropdown Newbie question > > > Hello! > I am very new in php and i have a little dummy question ;D > I have a dropdown box with a entry in it called "Coctail Blue" > Now i want to put the selected string ("Coctail Blue" in this > case) in to a > variable when i press the button below. > options.php is the page it should go after. > > // ..SNIP ... > > // Start Dropdown > echo ' > <form name="theme" action="options.php" target=right class=menu> > &nbsp;&nbsp;<select name="theme">'; > for($i=0;$i<sizeof($theme_name);$i++) > { > echo "<option > value='".$i."'>".$theme_name[$i]."</option>\n"; > } > //end dropdown > > // Button > echo '</select>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=submit name=get > value=select>'; > > //doesnt work: > $var_from_dropdown = theme > > // ..SNIP ... > > > What did i do wrong? > > Thank you! > Mario > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >