[nycphp-talk] Remembering which option in a SELECT the user picked.
e_dave
drodriguez1 at mac.com
Wed Jan 29 08:15:50 EST 2003
Your scripts got to remember the entry the user made. And then the
"<select name=>" tag has to be placed at that entry instead of the top.
D.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 11:55 PM, Webapprentice wrote:
> Hello NYPHP group,
> I'm searching for an answer to this, that I don't find in the usual
> resources (i.e. PHP cookbook, www.php.net). My PHP skill is novice at
> best, so I could use some help.
>
>
> I have a SELECT on a web form.
>
> <select name="TimeChoice">
> <option value="Friday August 22, 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM">Friday August 22,
> 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Friday August 22, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM">Friday August 22,
> 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Friday August 22, 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM">Friday August 22,
> 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Friday August 22, 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM">Friday August 22,
> 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM">Saturday August
> 23, 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM">Saturday August
> 23, 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM">Saturday August
> 23, 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM">Saturday August
> 23, 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM">Saturday August
> 23, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM">Saturday August
> 23, 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Saturday August 23, 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM">Saturday August
> 23, 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM</option>
> <option value="Sunday August 24, 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM">Sunday August 24,
> 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM</option>
> <option value="Sunday August 24, 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM">Sunday August 24,
> 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM</option>
> <option value="Sunday August 24, 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM">Sunday August 24,
> 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM</option>
> </select>
>
> Only one option may be chosen.
>
> When I submit this form, there could be errors. When I have errors, I
> wish to reprint the form with the user's values remembered. In the
> reprinted SELECT tag, one of the OPTION tags will now have a SELECTED
> attribute. Is there any elegant way to insert the SELECTED attribute
> on
> the right option?
>
> I've been running into this situation a lot.
>
> Thank you for your time and help.
>
> --Stephen
>
>
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