option value problem

[fairul82]

This is my coding for option value..
my problem is every time i refresh thepages,the option value is always change.How i can retain the value of this list box when was selected?

<SELECT Name=sales order status>
<OPTION Value=new>new</option>
<OPTION Value=open>opened</OPTION>
<OPTION Value=close>closed</option>
<OPTION Value=rejected>rejected</option>

                    </SELECT></

[trex005]

here is a little sample program that does what you asked:

<?
$possible_values = array('new','opened','closed','rejected');

echo "
<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION='newthing4.php'>
<SELECT Name='sales_order_status'>";
for($i=0;$i<count($possible_values);$i++)
{
	//echo "HELLO" , count($possible_values) , $i;
	echo "<OPTION NAME='" , $possible_values[$i] , "' ";
	if($possible_values[$i] == $sales_order_status)
	{
		echo " SELECTED ";
	}
	echo ">" , $possible_values[$i];

}
echo "</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE='Submit'>
</FORM>";
?>