Re: Dropdown Menu Woes

Is the server configured to parse .html files? I guess it isn't, because when you look in the source of the file displayed in browser, it's full of PHP. That's why you don't get what you expect. At 13:01 7.12. 2000, Roy W wrote the following: -------------------------------------------------------------- >I'm afraid that doesn't work either. > >:-( > >http://www.divadallas.org/php/colorform1.html > >Thanks though > > >Roy > > >Miles Thompson <milesthompson@sprint.ca> wrote in message >news:3A2F7C36.81D02377@sprint.ca... >> Try echo >> htmlentities("<option>\"$color\"</option>"); >> >> Miles >> >> Roy W wrote: >> >> > Having trouble creating a drop-down menu using the following code: >> > >> > ....more code >> > <FORM method="POST" action="formresult.php3"> >> > Pick a color:<select size="1" name="colorselect"> >> > <? >> > ...more php code >> > WHILE ($i < $number): >> > $color = mysql_result($result,$i,"color"); >> > echo htmlentities("<option>$color</option>"); >> > /* also tried but no-go: PRINT "<option>$color</option>"; >> > */ >> > $i++; >> > ENDWHILE; >> > ?> >> > ....more code >> > >> > The above puts the string: "$color" into the dropdown menu >> > >> > Thanks so much for any help!!! >> > >> > Roy >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > >-- >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 ------end of quote------ ____________________________________________________________ Cynic: A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is the essential part of virtue. cynic@mail.cz ICQ: 2808 2505