Email Options and Send Selected

[robiross]

Hi, there!
I'm truly in desperate need of a code that allows me to select a person (with email account) and send email to the person selected. I've tried all kinds of variables, but my script in the php code only sends the email to the first option regardless of what I choose. Here's the options in my html page, what would be a good working code to make it happen? Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
robiross

<SELECT name="send" size="1" type="select">
<OPTION value ="[e-mail]"> John Doe</OPTION>
<OPTION value ="[e-mail]">Mark Doe</OPTION>
<OPTION value ="[e-mail]">Jane Doe</OPTION>
<OPTION value ="[e-mail]">Mr. and Mrs. Doe</OPTION>
</SELECT>

[concept0020]

$_POST['send'] will have the value of the selected person. A simple and easy way would be to add a submit button. The user selects a name from the drop down then presses the button...

if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Select') {
  $selected_name = $_POST['send']; 
  mail($selected_name, $title, $message, $header);
}

hope that helps some...

[robiross]

concept0020

thanks for your reply.
let me see if this helps you to get a feeling of what I need.
i'm trying to put an upload file form. there are 3 fields required to be filled in. an optional text message and who to send it to. Of course, there are error messages if fields required are not filled in, error messages if wrong email address provided, etc. but no matter what i choose, (send email to) the email goes to the first person in the list. could you check my script and see if anything is missing?
thank you!

[concept0020]

I did some quick testing, attempting to get the value passed from the drop down box to printing to the screen... setting

$recipient = $_POST['send']; 

allows that to be done. Your dropdown box has the name send therefore php creates the variable $_POST['send'] ueing this you can pass the value to you script.

As it is now if the user does not select any recipient the default will be the first one in the drop down... a work around for that is to put something like this

<SELECT name="send" size="1" type="select"> 
<OPTION value =""> ---- </OPTION>
<OPTION value ="jp"> JP</OPTION> 
<OPTION value ="cmyk">CMYK</OPTION> 
<OPTION value ="gloria">Gloria</OPTION>
<OPTION value ="print">Print</OPTION> 
</SELECT> 

This will make the default null, then a simple check like;

if($recipient == ""){ die("you must select a recipient" } 

Hope that is of soem help...