Re: setting Check box

I thought about doing it this way, but repeating this 50 times seems a bit ineffecient, perhaps i am looking for a shortcut that does not exist? I had hoped I was missing something obivious. Thanks Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Houchin" <peterh@vfsa.com.au> To: "S. Efurd" <steve@goquest.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:08 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] setting Check box > use > <SELECT NAME="foo"> <OPTION VALUE="bar" <? if ($areacode == > 'bar') { echo 'SELECTED '; }?>>foo bar</OPTION> > > Peter > Ps thanks again David & Jason M & Phillip for your help :> > -----Original Message----- > From: S. Efurd [mailto:steve@goquest.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 10:48 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] setting Check box > > > This worked for me as well, and helped me with a problem I was having! > > How would you show what option was selected in a drop down box. I have a > form the user fills out, this goes to a confirmation page to ensure the data > enetered is correct. I have a drop down box for states, and I cant seem to > make it show the state selected it always defaults to first choice? > > Thanks > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Robley" <huntsman@www.nisu.flinders.edu.au> > To: "Peter Houchin" <peterh@vfsa.com.au>; "Php-General@Lists. Php. > Net" > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 11:37 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] setting Check box > > > > On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:24, Peter Houchin wrote: > > > >> Hiya can some one pls let me know if i am on the right track pls, > > > >> this is in a form that updates if there is an id else it inserts, > > > >> now what i want it if there is an id i want the check box to be > > > >> either checked or unchecked depending on the 'y' / 'n' > > > >> value in the > > > >> db > > > > > > > > > > > > >> <input type="checkbox" name="avail" > > > >> value="" <? if ($avail == 'n') > > > >> { echo 'SELECTED '; }?>"> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Peter Houchin > > > > > > > > > > > > > Try CHECKED for checkboxes - SELECTED works for dropdowns. > > > > > > > > > ok I've changed it the SELECT to CHECKED but it had no effect ... > > > <input type="checkbox" name="avail" value="" <? > > > if ($avail == 'n') { > > > echo 'CHECKED'; }?>> > > > I've also tried it with a "n" value so it reads like > > > <input type="checkbox" name="avail" value="n" <? > > > if ($avail == 'n') { > > > echo 'CHECKED'; }?>> but that didn't have any luck either ... is > > > there > > > anything else i can do? > > > Peter > > > > Well, this little snippet works for me... > > > > <?php > > $avail = 'n'; > > ?> > > > > <FORM ACTION=check.php METHOD=GET> > > <input type="checkbox" name="avail" value="" <?php if > > ($avail == 'n') > > > echo 'CHECKED'; }?>> > > <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT> > > </FORM> > > > > <?php > > if(isset($avail)) { > > echo "Value of AVAIL: $avail"; > > } > > ?> > > > > If you aren't getting the value you expect in $avail you may have > > problems. > > > > -- > > David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin > > RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | > > http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ > > AusEinet | > > http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ > > Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA > > > > -- > > 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 > >