Re: Sticky Forms

I like this method: <? function pr_states($state = "") { $states = array(" "=>" ","AL"=>"Alabama","AK"=>"Alaska","AR"=>"Arkansas","AZ"=>"Arizona","CA"=>"Cal ifornia","CO"=>"Colorado","CT"=>"Connecticut","DE"=>"Delaware","FL"=>"Florid a","GA"=>"Georgia","HI"=>"Hawaii","ID"=>"Idaho","IL"=>"Illinois","IN"=>"Indi ana","IA"=>"Iowa","KS"=>"Kansas","KY"=>"Kentucky","LA"=>"Louisiana","ME"=>"M aine","MD"=>"Maryland","MA"=>"Massachusetts","MI"=>"Michigan","MN"=>"Minneso ta","MS"=>"Mississippi","MO"=>"Missouri","MT"=>"Montana","NE"=>"Nebraska","N V"=>"Nevada","NH"=>"New Hampshire","NJ"=>"New Jersey","NM"=>"New Mexico","NY"=>"New York","NC"=>"North Carolina","ND"=>"North Dakota","OH"=>"Ohio","OK"=>"Oklahoma","OR"=>"Oregon","PA"=>"Pennsylvania","R I"=>"Rhode Island","SC"=>"South Carolina","SD"=>"South Dakota","TN"=>"Tennessee","TX"=>"Texas","UT"=>"Utah","VT"=>"Vermont","VA"=>" Virginia","WA"=>"Washington","DC"=>"Washington, DC","WV"=>"West Virginia","WI"=>"Wisconsin","WY"=>"Wyoming"); while (list($key,$val) = each($states)) { $selected = ($key==$state)?" selected":""; $options .= "\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"$key\"$selected>$val</option>\n"; } echo $options; } ?> In the html: <td nowrap class=spacer9>State:</td> <td> <select name="state"> <? pr_state($state) ?> </select> </td> or <? function pr_prefered_contact($prefered_contact = "") { $prefered_contacts = array("Telephone","Postal Mail","Email","Fax"); while (list($key,$val) = each($prefered_contacts)) { $selected = ($val==$prefered_contact)?" selected":""; $options .= "\t\t\t\t\t<option$selected>$val</option>\n"; } echo $options; } ?> In the html: <td nowrap class=spacer9>Prefered Contact:</td> <td> <select name="prefered_contact"> <? pr_prefered_contact($prefered_contact) ?> </select> </td> ?> At 08:47 PM 10/20/00 -0700, you wrote: >Steve, > >I ended up making a <select> sticky this way. It's crass but it works. Let me >now if you know of a more elegant solution. > >Company: ><select name="selvar[company]"> > <option value="%" <?php if ($selvar[company] == "%") { echo "selected"; >} ?> > IBM &amp; Verizon > <option value="IBM" <?php if ($selvar[company] == "IBM") { echo "selected"; >} ?> > IBM > <option value="GTE" <?php if ($selvar[company] == "GTE") { echo "selected"; >} ?> > Verizon ></select> > > >Steve Lawson wrote: > >> just echo the variables into the correct fields. >> >> <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="f_msg" VALUE="<?php echo $f_msg; >> ?>"> >> >> When the page is generated the field will be blank because $f_msg will be >> undefined. However, once you submit this page it will place the value back >> into the field. >> >> SL. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tim Sawyer" <tsawyer@socal.rr.com> >> To: "PHP-GENERAL" <php-general@lists.php.net> >> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 7:24 PM >> Subject: [PHP] Sticky Forms >> >> > How do I make forms "sticky" like CGI.pm does? That is, I want a >> > selection form element (or text, or whatever) to have the keep it's >> > value when I press back or call the form itself. I'm brand new to PHP >> > but I've been using CGI.pm for a while. Thanks for hehping me get >> > started. Spent a couple of hours with the docks but can't find if PHP >> > can do this. >> > >> > -- >> > Tim Sawyer >> > :wq >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> > > >-- >Tim Sawyer >:wq > >