Re: Sending selected value of <select> to another script.
| From: | nlt@malcolm-clark | Date: | Sun, 10 Dec 2000 03:47:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Sending selected value of <select> to another script. | ||
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It's OK guys! I did not supply the right name in the associated hidden
field.
malco
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Clark" <mal@sawds.com>
To: <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 4:12 PM
Subject: [PHP] Sending selected value of <select> to another script.
> I can get values from txt fields to be passed over to another php script
on
> Submit, but passing over the value of a selected item from a single-choice
> drop down menu is eluding me :( As it stands it passes over a false/ zero
> value, when it should be an integer >= 1.
>
> Why is '$newcat' not passed over to the script specified in <form> on
Submit
> ?
>
>
> while ($row2 = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
>
> $newcat = $row2[category_id];
> if ($category_id == $newcat) {
>
> $drop_down .= " <option value=\"$newcat\"
> selected>$row2[category]</option>\n";
>
> } else {
>
> $drop_down .= " <option
> value=\"$newcat\">$row2[category]</option>\n";
>
> }
>
> }
>
>
> ...later in <body>
>
> <select name="Category">
> <? echo "$drop_down" ?>
> </select>
>
>
> TIA
>
>
> malco
>
>
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