Retrieve information from List Box and show it as selected?

[miha]

I have stored data form List Box. When I would like to get it from db
it should be stored data shown on web site as selected in List Box.

Do you know how to do? Please help.I'm new to this.

I tried with code and it does not show me stored value as selected.

My code:

<select name="state"
<? echo 'selected value=$state'; ?>  >
   <option value="AA">AA<option value="AE">AE<option value="AP">AP<option value="AL">Alabama<option value="AK">Alaska<option value="AZ">Arizona
   <option value="AR">Arkansas<option value="CA">California
</select>

[robert_w_ark]

 <select name="state">
  <option value="<?php echo $state; ?>" selected><?php echo $state; ?></option>
  <option value="AA">AA</option>
  <option value="AE">AE</option>
  <option value="AP">AP</option>
  <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
  <option value="AK">Alaska</option>
  <option value="AZ">Arizona
   <option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
  <option value="CA">California</option>
</select>

You forgot to include the text of the value 🙂