Re: automatically selecting HTML drop down

Addressed to: "Dustin Leggans" <dustinl@rocketmail.com> php-general@lists.php.net ** Reply to note from "Dustin Leggans" <dustinl@rocketmail.com> Mon, 14 Aug 2000 01:53:51 -0400 > > Hello.. > > I am creating a phone book database... I have an "edit" page where > users can come in and change their information, certain fields, like > STATE, have concrete values that will not vary from user to user > therefore I use a drop down list. When this edit page comes up, I > would like the STATE dropdown to default to the STATE value that the > user has. For example, if a user from California logs in to change > some information, the drop-down state list should default to the CA > value. > > Any ideas? Thanks, dustin I just posted code for a function that creates a select box that selects the current value. You can get it from the archives at: http://www.phpbuilder.com/mail/php-general/2000081/2204.php Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists www.developersdesk.com