[RESOLVED] Simple one... using drop down boxes in html forms.

[cricher]

Basically im creating a file upload form, editted from the one on this site infact. but i now wish to create a bit of coding that goes into the form that would be a drop down menu box.

It needs to have 2 options: Video, Picture. Then when u press the upload button it has values that can be checked and turned into writing. how would i do this?

thanx.

p.s.im sure this is simple ive just never done it😃

[TheDefender]

Create your form element.
Determine if you are submitting using GET or POST, and then call the variables accordingly on the script to which you are submitting... You could use an if/else statement and compare the value of the GET or POST variable referenced above to output the applicable writings...

I know that was a vague answer, but what you're asking is basic HTML and PHP stuff hat can be found with a pretty quick and easy search of these forums or Google... You really should try writing it yourself first, and then come back and post your code for help... We're not here to write your code for you.

I believe it was Weedpacket who once reminded everyone here: Feed a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime.

[cricher]

no i mean i just need the code for the drop down menu, i can handle forms etc. but i need the code for just drop down box and info on how to get what data was submitted

[TheDefender]

That's my point... Making a drop down menu is a simple HTML form thing... Here's W3 Schools' tutorial on forms. Read it, and you'll find a link to a simple drop down box.
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_forms.asp

Also, you may want to read up in the PHP manual about predefined variables. Pay particular attention to the parts where it discusses $GET and $POST.

Then write your code, and post it here so we can help you out.

[cricher]

i no the $GET and $POST functions i have a website that runs mostly on them. and i can make a simple html dropdown menu but what i need is one that the php parser can get the info from when the form is submitted.

[TheDefender]

Well, if you are using the GET method, then on your action script page, you'd reference the variable as $GET['variable'] and if you are using the POST method, you'd reference the variable as $POST['variable'].

Let's back up... How are you submitting your form in the first place? GET or POST?

P.S. $GET and $POST are not functions... They are arrays...

I'm not trying to be difficult with my answer... I'm really trying to help. Maybe ask a different way, because I am answering exactly what you are asking.

[HeyRay2]

The following dropdown boxes values:

<select name="dropbox">
  <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
  <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
</select>

would assigned to the following variable in PHP after you submitted the form:

// Variable if form was submitted using POST
$_POST['dropbox'];

// Variable if form was submitted using GET
$_GET['dropbox'];

[halojoy]

cricher wrote:

i now wish to create a bit of coding
that goes into the form that would be a drop down menu box.

It needs to have 2 options: Video, Picture.
Then when u press the upload button it has values
that can be checked and turned into writing.

How would i do this?

You can see my use of a drop-down-menu in a form-select-option
in this little script I published in Forum:
http://phpbuilder.com/board/showpost.php?p=10746873&postcount=1

What my script does, is:
1. scans a folder for files
and
2. puts these filenames into a drop-down-menu
and
3. so any filename can be selected

(If no directory is specified, my script will scan the same folder where script is.)

I use a
<form method="POST">
and the selected file is the value in a select variable name='sfile'
and this is how I get that POSTED value:
// Get selected file, if any
$selfile=isset($POST['sfile'])?$POST['sfile']:'';

I recommend you copy and paste my script, save it
and put it in a folder where you have some files
and make a run of it!
You may call page with script 'index.php' or whatever else 'pagename.php'
and set any subfolder as filedirectory to be scanned.

🙂

.

[cricher]

OK, i think i understand, i'll try some scripts in my wensite and see what happens 😉 thanx guys

[cricher]

Ok, i got the bit that i wanted working, thanx a lot