/editing data/drop-down menus/selected

[cadams]

I have an edit page that successfully shows data that has been previously entered and allows the user to update the information. I have tried to add drop-down menus to the page, based on some help that I recieved on this forum. However, when I load the page up, it is blank. I am assuming that I have a syntax error or punctuation problem. The drop-down menu code is supposed to mark the appropriate item as "selected". Here is part of the code: The $GENERIC variable is defined.

<SELECT name="generic">
<OPTION VALUE="">--Select--</option>
<OPTION VALUE="Acquisitions" <?php If ($GENERIC == "Acquisitions") { echo
"/"selected/""; } ?> > Acquisitions</option>
<OPTION VALUE="Circulation" <?php If ($GENERIC == "Circulation") { echo "/
"selected/""; } ?> > Circulation</option>
</SELECT>

[chads2k2]

Hey,

I might be wrong about this but I am pretty sure that this is NOT valid:

<OPTION VALUE="Acquisitions" "SELECTED"> in HTML.

I could be wrong but I am pretty sure your looking for code that is like this:

<SELECT name="generic"> 
<OPTION VALUE="">--Select--</option> 
<OPTION VALUE="Acquisitions" <?php If ($GENERIC == "Acquisitions") { echo 
"selected"; } ?> > Acquisitions</option> 
<OPTION VALUE="Circulation" <?php If ($GENERIC == "Circulation") { echo "selected"; } ?> > Circulation</option> 
</SELECT>

See if that works for ya. I am pretty sure that it will.

Keep coding and good luck!

Chad