[RESOLVED] Variable assignment problem

[DP23]

having trouble inserting a variable into the database..it keeps inserting "type1" instead of the would be value. Im sure its simple problem.
please advise
here is my code:

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['the_file']['tmp_name'], './img/' . $_FILES['the_file']['name'])) 
{ 


$location = "./img/" . $_FILES['the_file']['name']; 
$type = 'type1'; 
print "OK ".$location; 

mysql_query("INSERT INTO blueprints2 (blueprint_id, name, location, type, storys, bedrooms, bathrooms) VALUES(NULL,'".$_FILES[the_file][name]."','$location','$type','two',1,2)") or die("Insert Error".mysql_error()); 

} 
else print "Nope".$_FILES['the_file']['tmp_name']; 




mysql_close(); 
} else{ 

?> 

<form action="store_binary2.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> 
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value ="100000" /> 

select a file to upload:<input type="file" name ="the_file" /> 
<br/> 


<select name="type1"> 
    <option value="detached"> detached </option> 
    <option value="split"> split</option> 
    <option value="semi"> semi</option> 
  </select> 
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit!" /> 

</form> 

[devinemke]

DP23 wrote:

...it keeps inserting "type1" instead of the would be value.

...of course, because that is how you are setting the $type variable in this line:

$type = 'type1';

you are setting the literal value of "type1". i can only assume that you mean to use $_POST['type1'] instead.