Passing a drop down list values to another page

yoki

Hi!

I'm trying to send off a selection from a drop down list of countries to another page using php. I know there is use of sessions but would not like to use it.

This is the value from the drop down box that needs to be send to the oher page.

<select id=CountriesID style="WIDTH: 220px" name=CountriesID>
<option selected>- Select a Country -</option>
<option value=1>Afghanistan</option>
<option value=2>Albania</option>
<option value=3>Algeria</option>
<option value=5>Andorra</option>
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</select>

on the other page I have the same select id but I'm trying to fit in the value that was chosen in the previous page...I've tried with an 'echo' command and I don't seem to be able to make it work. I would great appreciate your help on this matter.

stolzyboy

you did this on the next page and it showed nothing

echo $_POST['CountriesID'];

yoki

I tried inserting <? echo $_POST['CountriesID']; ?>. It works in a text field as it outputs the value selected but not in a select field. Where should I put the echo inside the select field?

stolzyboy

if you want it auto selected, you need to do something like

lets say you chose US for the country in the first page, you need to do an if for each country to get it selected

<select.......>
<option value="UK" <? if ($_POST['country'] == "UK") echo " selected"; ?>></option>
<option value="US" <? if ($_POST['country'] == "US") echo " selected"; ?>></option>
</select>

that will auto select US on the next page

yoki

Thank you very much! That's what I was looking for!!! I knew it was that simple!!! 🙂

stolzyboy

np, mark the thread resolved when you feel it is, there is a link at the bottom of the thread