RE: [PHP] dropdown Newbie question

Hi, I tried it but i wasnt luck: // Theme 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"; } echo '</select>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=submit name=get value=select METHOD=POST>'; // or: echo '</select>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=submit name=get value=select METHOD="POST">'; $var_from_dropdown = $_POST['theme']; exec("echo $var_from_dropdown > /tmp/varfromdropdown"); the exec line seems to works since it created the file. But it stays emty. Cheers, Matio > From: Scott Houseman [mailto:scotth@jamwarehouse.com] > > > 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 > > > > > > --