can i loop the values that will display in the dropdown menu

[softsolvers]

hello i want to use loop in the drop down menu,i.e. i will like to display the
list of years like 1900 to 2004 ,how can i save the size of the code by implementing the loop in this menu

[planetsim]

echo '<select name="form">';

for ($i=1900;$i<=2004;$i++) {
  echo '<option value="'.$i.'">'.$i.'</option>';
}

echo '</select>';

Try that