Re: regarding form submission and option pull down menu

Bruce Gilbert wrote:

a few more questions about the submission process for a form with option choices. say I am using : <form method="POST" action="$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']" class="application"> <select class="checkbox"

                        name="loan_process">
<option value="Purchase"                           selected="selected">Purchase</option>
                      <option                           value="construct_home">Construct Home</option>
                      <option
                          value="refinance_no_cash">Refinance - No Cash</option>
                      <option
                          value="refinance_cash_out">Refinance - Cash

Out</option> </select> </form> is it better to use a name for value (the same as the selection choice) or a number 1,2,3 etc? (or does it matter).

Doesn't matter. You're the one processing it on the back end, so whatever works for you.

and for the return info what's the difference between: <?php if(isset($_POST["loan_process"])) echo $_POST["loan_process"]; ?> and without the isset?

In your above example, nothing, other than it will issue a notice for an undefined variable if you have error reporting set that high. However it's a good practice to check if something exists (and has the data you expect) before you process that data. -- John C. Nichel ÜberGeek KegWorks.com 716.856.9675 john@kegworks.com