Re: dynamically fill list box

On Friday 15 March 2002 03:11, you wrote: > Sorry....... The error I get on members.php page is > "if ( == paid)" is printed if 'paid' is selected > or "if ($paid == no)" is printed if 'not paid' is selected > from this piece of code > print "<tr><td class=LabelColumn>Paid:</td><td > class=TextColumn><select > name='paid' value='$row->paid'> > <option value='if ($paid == paid)'>paid</option> > <option value='if ($paid == no)'>not paid</option> > </select></td></tr>"; > 1) You're nesting php code within html within php! 2) <select> tags don't have a value attribute. Try: if ($paid == 'paid') { $PAID_CHK = "CHECKED"; } if ($paid == 'no') { $UNPAID_CHK = "CHECKED"; } print "<tr><td class=LabelColumn>Paid:</td><td class=TextColumn><select name='paid'> <option value='paid' $PAID_CHK>paid</option> <option value='no' $UNPAID_CHK>not paid</option> </select></td></tr>"; -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk /* Nothing will dispel enthusiasm like a small admission fee. -- Kim Hubbard */