input textarea

[robfog]

Greetings

I have a slight problem.

The below code works well. I retrieve the data from the database and it is displayed. It also updates when data is changed or added.

The Problem: I want to have a textarea rather than just type=text. Also I would the combo box or I think it's called a select_single

Any ideas on either would be good. Thanks

Code:

list($firstname) = edit_retrieve($login_check[1]);

<tr bgcolor="#FFFF44">
<td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="blue">First Name : </font></td>

<td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
<input type=text name=firstname value="<? echo $firstname; ?>">
</font></td></tr>

$update = edit($login_check[1], $firstname);

[harlowhair]

Not too sure if I'm understanding the problem, but if you want a textarea instead of a text box, simply replace the input tag with

<textarea rows="5" cols="20" name="somename"><? echo $firstname ?></textarea>

If you wanted to display all of the names in one textarea, create a string containg all of the names, and any formatting, and then echo that string between the textarea tags

[run2web]

Originally posted by robfog
The Problem: I want to have a textarea rather than just type=text.

If you are looking for the HTML code it is

<textarea name="firstname"><? echo $firstname; ?></textarea>

If not then I am not understanding what you want.

Also I would the combo box or I think it's called a select_single

This is a Select Box. It is coded like so:

<select name="ListName" id="ListName">
           <option value="1">Option1</option>
           <option value="2">Option2</option>
            </select>

 list($firstname) = edit_retrieve($login_check[1]);


<tr bgcolor="#FFFF44"> 
        <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="blue">First Name : </font></td>

  <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> 
  <input type=text name=firstname value="<? echo $firstname; ?>">
</font></td></tr>

$update = edit($login_check[1], $firstname);

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[robfog]

Thanks for that seeing the textarea script again fired off a brain cell and I was able to modify it to work.

I know about the select box however I want the current data to show when they first see the box on the form and then give them the option to modify it using the box.

Any ideas?

One more thing I do know everything it's just sometimes I can't remember it. Laugh Laugh Laugh

[run2web]

Can you show me the information that is to go into the select box? I probably know what you are looking for and I am off to find it now somewhere in a piece of my code but it would be helpful if I could see what you want to do exactly.

Thanks

[robfog]

I need to use it for a couple of fields with the simplest being for blood types (A+, A- etc) .

I used radio buttons originally to get their selection. It then shows up when they get to edit the information.

I want to give them the further option to select rather than enter it themselves so errors don't occur 😃

[run2web]

Here is a snippet of code that I am currently using to show the type of remains that were buried in a cemetery plot. Maybe it will be of some use. It tells the page to show what is in the database and allows them to modify it. Let me know if it helps.

<select name="Remains">
                <option value="Buried"<? if ($Remains == 'Buried') echo ' selected'; ?>>Buried</option>
                <option value="Cremated"<? if ($Remains == 'Cremated') echo ' selected'; ?>>Cremated</option>
              </select>

[robfog]

Thanks for that I've got it working on most of the form. Will keep plugging away.

Good to see you have an interesting hobby.

[run2web]

Were you able to use any of this code to help? Just curious.

Yes, I have been "buried" in this project for nearly 8 months now. :rolleyes:

[robfog]

😃 😃 😃

It's working. Thanks very much I would never have thought of it.
Actually I didn't know it existed.