[Resolved] The ultimate newbie question...

[rcarr]

I've got my insert and delete code going, but I'm having problems on the edit/update form. What I need to do is display the current record's data for one field in a dropdown list.

For example:

The possible options are "Yes" "No" and "Maybe" in the dropdown list. I need to populate those values, and select the one that is currently stored for that record ("Yes" for example).

I figured out how to populate the dropdown with "Yes", "No" and "Maybe." But how do I make the value of the current field be the default value in the dropdown list?

I said it was a newbie question! 🙂

Thanks a lot!

[Bunkermaster]

hehe a very common Q

ok what you need to do is insert SELECTED into the currently selected option in your dropdown.

query your table, add a switch case on current value and use 3 variables whith only set to " SELECTED" (the relevent one) and add it to your HTML code where needed.

[rcarr]

Originally posted by Bunkermaster
hehe a very common Q

ok what you need to do is insert SELECTED into the currently selected option in your dropdown.

query your table, add a switch case on current value and use 3 variables whith only set to " SELECTED" (the relevent one) and add it to your HTML code where needed.

Did I mention I was a newbie? hehe

Thanks for the reply. I love this PHP stuff but the first go around is nasty if you know what I mean.

Okay, could you give me a little code to clarify the situation? For example, here is what I've got so far...

echo "<SELECT NAME='sentiment'><OPTION VALUE='Id1'>Yes</OPTION><OPTION VALUE='Id2'>No</OPTION><OPTION VALUE='Id3'>Maybe</OPTION></SELECT>";

Where would I put the SELECTED stuff? The variable that I use to store the value from the record is $mychoice.

Thanks dude!

[rcarr]

I got it! You are the man! Now can you tell me how to do it with a text field?

hehe

Thanks man!

[rcarr]

I got it! Thanks for the hint!