help with <SELECT> box

[ugasucks]

how do i retrieve values that have been selected from a <SELECT> form box? i know that i can get the values through javascript, but i want to be able to POST a form onto another PHP page and retrieve my answers.

in this particular case, my select box is named "sel1". when i check my $HTTP_POST_VARS, it only lists the last value selected as "sel1=....". if i do a PUT action, i can see all the values listed in the header... like query.php?sel1=xxxx&sel1=xxxx, but when i try to get the value of sel1, i only get the last one.

i know there must be a simple solution, but my youthful ignorance is failing me. thanks for your help.

[kamy99]

Your posting is a bit vague, but from what I understand you're unable to pass the value of a selected item in the menu.

I will state the obvious, because selected boxes are quite simple so my guess is that there's a typing mistake or something simple;

Make sure each <option> tag has a value !

a statis select box looks like this:

<select name="Fruits" id="select3">
<option value="">Select A Fruit:</option>
<option value="Apple">Apple</option>
<option value="Orange">Orange</option>
<option value="Banana">Banana</option>
</select>

If you're still having problems, post your code. I'll look it up.