PHP :: Drop Down Lists

Saving Selection In Drop-down Lists In PHP After Page Reload?
I can't find an answer to my quesiton anywhere.

Given a drop-down list with USA states and other text fields I pass
this information for further processing via PHP. If any of the required

fields is empty, the PHP script would return an error and reload the
form page asking to fill out those fields. All entered information is
saved... except for the drop-down list selection. I tried to write a
Javascript function which is echoed by PHP, but interpolation of PHP
variables in the Javascript section gives a syntax error message in
Javascript.

The PHP script returns, e.g., an "AL" string for Alabama. Of course, I
don't want to write PHP code for each option to make it selected.

Mailing Lists
I have searched in many places about how to set up a mailing list that is scalable yet no web sites seems to want to give out this info. I need to have this mailing list be effective even up to hundreds of thousands of users. Any advice/resources on how to set up this mailing list?

Email Lists
How would I go about making email lists? Someone who has something similar to what I want told me that they handle it with PHP. I'm not talking about a form where I can email an entire list, but rather an email GROUP, such that any time email went to URL from ANYONE that is a member of my site, it would come into domainname.com, and then sent back out to everyone in the "group".

Any info would be helpful. Is this possible with php? What is the email process? Right now I'm not even on a domain name on my own server.

Ordering Lists
I have developed a script (with help) that tries to order events stored in my .txt file by date. The .txt file looks like this: 1st|Jan|Meeting at House| 15th|Feb|Meeting at your House etc

The script orders the dates from lowest to highest but does not order dates before the 10th. Apparently 1st - 9th comes after 31st.. Code:

Maintaining Mailing Lists
I've few doubts; I'm asking two problem here.

1st, can we use PHP for maintaining mailing-lists. Say, we've 1000 users, need be e-mailed a subscription newsletter i.e. $message is same, loop through e-mail array in db.

2nd, Web site search. We maintain database after reading files using PHP and manipulate results from db.

Question is, if PHP is a solution for these problems, also, when users' ( 1 ), keywords' ( 2 ) dbs grow big! There is also a limit of a PHP script execution. In 1st case, PHP has to parse, suppose 10k subscribers, and generate 10k e-mail for sendmail program.

Is PHP feasible for such things. What else, is a better and professionally used solution. I don't know CGI? Perl?

Multiple Selection Lists?
i have a mutliple selection list on a form that goes like this

<select name='name' multiple size=6>";
echo "<option value='one'>one";
echo "<option value='two'>two";
echo "<option value='three'>three"; etc it works fine.

BUT how do u call it. For example say i selected option one and three. How do i call that on the next page so that ONE and THREE are stored.

Less-expensive Way To Set Up Defaults In Lists Etc?
I'm currently setting up default selections in <select> lists by
passing an array of those defaults as keys ( 'valuefoo' => true ) as
an argument to the function that sets up the list. Then, as I build
each <option>, I call array_key_exists ( thisoptionvalue,
arrayofdefaults ) to check whether to include the
'selected="selected"' string.

So the code looks something like

Routine ( array( 'valuefoo' => true, 'valuebar' => true ) ) ;
.....

function Routine ( $defaultvals )
{
for ( $i= etc. )
echo '<option....' . ( array_key_exists( 'curroptval',
$defaultvals ) ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ) . etc ' ;
}

(I've elided a lot of syntax, but you get the idea)

That seems slow and tedious. Does anyone know a cheaper way?

Quote's Invoices Lists...
I need someone to bounce some ideas off.

This is what I'm trying to do, I want to be able to create a script that
will spit out a quote based on the information filled in.

The part I'm stuck on is. Entering all the items in.

Ok, say I have a form, it starts off where you put in all the details
(eg, who the quote is for address phone no etc.)

Then there will be a list of items to go onto the quote.

Now this is the part I'm stuck on. I'm thinking maybe something like an
add new item button that opens a new window and then you enter in the
details for each item.
This then adds each item to the quote. Each item that is entered can be
added directly to the database. So what I'm thinking maybe is a popup
window that you fill in the details for each item, you hit submit, and
then it goes back to the origional quote page, but now with the item
added to the list.

Maybe is there java script where you can open a new window and then
refresh the parent window when the child is closed? this would then have
the items listed.

Dropdown Lists From A Mysql Db
Id like to load a drop down list from a mysql database using php3 and create a link to that record. Does anyone have any ideas?

Mailing Lists Under Apache
I must develop mailing lists under Apache but I don't know how to do this, so, if someone knows how to do this.

Multiple Lists Selection
I am using a simple registration form that i made with the toolbox, but when I come to a multiple list to choose from (populated from the database) it doesn't work correctly. Of course, out of the multiple items selected only the last one gets inserted.

From what I have read, the selection must be turned into an array then looped for this to work. Is this correct? Next how would I code this to work right. If you let me know which code to post, I will post it.

Multiple Selection Lists &
I have 2 multiple selection lists. I am using javascript so that users can select items from list 1 and move them to list 2. When the user submits the form I need my php to get the values he has/she has in list 2...

I have done printf($_POST['list_2']) and it only shows one value, even when multiple are selected. I read that I need to change it's name to list_2[] but if I add the brackets to the name my javascript quits working.

Dynamic Dropdown Lists
I am recoding a greeting card website.

I am using dropdowns as filters for items in a DB, so when the user picks "animals" from the "theme" dropdown, the returned cards all feature animals, and when the user picks "birthday" from the "message" option, the returned cards all feature birthday cards.

However, there are some combinations that don't return any results, for example "get well" "floral" cards. Code:

Classes And Dropdown Lists
The class below works fine. The problem I have is there's a dropdown list in the middle of the loop. The dropdown list gets its data from another table in the database. Which goes through the same class. So I have a loop within a loop.

What I'm trying to do is ....

Create State-cty Dropdown Lists
I've gotten everything up and running except for this -- I'd like to
be able to have people have a dropdown list of cities in the US to use
(or wherever) and not have to input them manually into a text field.
When you do then there are issues of misspellings, etc.

Now I have a list of cities from each state that is a sample that
works in an html page. Problem is that it takes up 2 MB! Way too much
to load on a single page and I was wondering how this is accomplished
best -- do people use javascripts that can pull information from
another flat flie? Do people use PHP to connect to a mysql database
that might have a list of these fields and then reloads the page?

I'm really not sure of best options and would be grateful for anyone
to give me pointers or whether there are other examples and even
places to buy these databases (not likely but good to have if I decide
to do so.)

Session Info And Pull Down Lists
i have a html pull down list (<SELECT etc etc <OPTION VALUE .....) and
i have the particular value the user last chose it to be in a
$_SESSION['value']. How do i set the selected item of the list to this
one? I can just add it in as the selected item of the list but then it
appears twice.

If You're Good With Arrays And Lists, This One's For You
I'm using PHP 4.4.4. Let's say I have two scalars, $list1 and $list2.
Both are comma separated lists of ordered, unsigned, unique integers.
An example would be

$list1 = "2,26,345";
$list2 = "3,4,26,35,525";

I am wondering if there is a short way of determining if all the
numbers in $list1 occur in $list2.

Creating Form 'select Lists' Using PHP
Is it by any chance possible to use mysql and php to auto create the
content for drop-down lists on forms by retrieving the values from a
database? The reason i ask is that on a site i am making i am asking
users to select from list (e.g. nationality) however i would like to
avoid typing out every possible value of which there are about 40
(which change). I would much prefer to keep a seperate table in my
database for the site.

Sorting Alphabetically Backwards Lists
This code runs @ http://www.ckoogle.com but the trouble is once I get
the list backwards, and in an array. I can't sort the new array into
alphabetical order. Anyone know a way to do it?

<?php

echo '<form action="index.php" method="post">'
echo '<textarea name="input" cols="12" rows="20">'
echo '</textarea><br>'
echo '<input type="submit" value="Submit">'
echo '</form>'

if( isset( $_POST["input"] )){
$my_array = $_POST["input"];
$my_array=strrev($my_array);
$my_array=explode("
", $my_array);
print_r($my_array);
sort($my_array);
print_r($my_array);
for($cnt=0; $cnt < count($my_array); $cnt++)
{
echo(strrev($my_array[$cnt]));
echo('<br>');
}
}
?>

How To Get Hotmail/Yahoo/Aol Contact Lists ?
is there anyone familiar with the part how does most of the match
making sites/schedular websites are accessing your Hotmail/Yahoo/Aol
address book and even inviting your friends rather choosing one by one
from your address book manually by you and make you be in the same
Network?

Detecting Checkboxes And Option Lists
I am trying to figure out how to detect a <Form> check box being checked in a PHP script. Likewise, I am trying to figure out how to detect which option was chosen in a <option> list of drop-down items in a form. Code:

Auto-update Shopping Lists
I have a shopping list, or multiple shopping lists, that users and sort and add/delete items from.

I know how to add/move/delete items, but that is with a submit button. Is there a way, probably through AJAX, that the mySQL tables will be updated automatically as things are changed?

Pulling Options Lists From Mysql Tables
I've set up a form to load data into my db, but rather than hard code the options lists for three of the form fields, I'd like to pull that information from three lookup tables. This will allow whoever is inputting data to do a simple update for the three lookup tables, and speed enter the data into the form for the fourth (data) table without having to alter the code in the form.

Here's the wish list. The three lookup tables have a key field and a description field. I want to display the description field content for selection by the user in the form (for example, from EventClass table,

display "Single Pony" and return "1" to the CompClass field if Single Pony is selected
Display "Pair Pony" and return "2" to the CompClass field if Pair Pony is selected
display "Single Horse" and return "3" to the CompClass field if Single Horse" is selected
(etc.)

in EventScores), and have the key field content loaded with the data into the data table. Once I've figured the coding for one, I can duplicate the effort for the other two tables.

I have seen PHP coding inserted inside php code. I've never seen this particular practice in any other language I've programmed in. Is this how a connect/query is handled inside a form which is inside a php script? <?PHP <form><?PHP ?> </form> ?> ??

To put it another way, I want to retrieve the data from a table and display it in the options box of the form. Then, when a option value is selected, I want the key for that value returned to the table in which data is being loaded.

One Result Set Makes Two Lists With Same Keys And Values
I have a page with two drop-downs, each listing the same employee names
and their id's as the values. So they look like:
<select name="selection_1">
<option value="12">Curly</option>
<option value="8">Larry</option>
<option value="36">Moe</option>
</select>

....then further down the page:

<select name="selection_2">
<option value="12">Curly</option>
<option value="8">Larry</option>
<option value="36">Moe</option>
</select>

Currently I am doing this, which works but seems sloppy:

<select name="selection_1">
<?
while($employees=mysql_fetch_assoc($qry_rslt)) {
/* ADD NAMES TO DROPDOWN WITH emp_id's AS THEIR VALUES */
?><option
value="<?=$employees['emp_id']?>"><?=$employees['name']?></option><?

/* CREATE ANOTHER ARRAY WITH THE emp_id AS THE KEY */
$emp_list_2[$employees['emp_id']]=$employees['name'];
}
?>
</select>

Then on the second drop-down:

<select name="selection_2">
<?
foreach($emp_list_2 as $key => $emps) {
?>
<option value="<?=$key?>"><?=$emps?></option>
<?
}
?>
</select>

Drop Down Box
I have a drop down box that I have coded to have several values. These values are actually snippets for SQL code. how do I make the drop down box display the selection picked by the user after the page is refreshed?

Drop-down X 5
I am trying to populate a drop-down from a database and repeat this drop-down five times. The first drop-down gets populated but the others don't. I tried to reset the array, but I am still new to PHP and not sure if I am doing correct. Code:

Drop Down Box
The purpose of this application: I need 2 combo boxes, one with months, and one with years. When the user chooses both a month and a year, a page is displayed with certain numbers that are retrieved from a database. Those numbers correspond to the specific month and year. For example, January 1998 produce "12", but February 2001 might display "73".

So I guess I'm asking 2 questions. The first is just a general outline of how someone might go about doing this (to see if i'm on the right track in my thinking). The second, and more important question is for someone to please explain to me how do I get the values chosen in the drop down boxes to correspond to specifc fields in a database?

Drop Down Box
i've got a drop down box that is populated by the results of a mysql querie but for some reason it only shows the first word. so if i have the results;

test 1
test 2
test 3

it will just display test, Code:

Drop Down Box Other
Im trying to create a drop down box which at the end has a Other option. If Other is selected I want the variable which is set from the drop down box to be set to whatever is typed in, in the input box below by the user e.g:

<select name="team_name"><option value='' selected disabled>Select Team Name</option>
<option value="1st XI">1st XI</option>
<option value="2nd XI">2nd XI</option>
<option value="3rd XI">3rd XI</option>
<option value="Other>Other</option>
</select>

I dont really want to use Java or AJAX, is there anyway in which this can still be done?

Drop Down Box
I have a couple of drop down boxes which you select the option you want, that value is then stored in the database. If you make a mistake there is an edit option which once clicked shows the form with the information filled in/selected.

However my problem is that when you edit, although the current option which was previously entered into the drop down box is set as the starting value, which is disabled, if you dont change the drop down box the value is deleted rather than held as it hasnt changed. Code:

One Drop Down Box Effecting Another.
I am trying to have one drop down box effected by another drop down box on one page only. I would like a user to select their state from a drop down box, then depending on what state they choose, I would like the list of cities from another drop down box to be displayed that are linked to that state in a mysql database. The purpose is to keep the list of cities to choose from small, they should not have to waid through a list which contains cities in other states.

Drop-down Menus
How can I create drop-down menus in PHP?

Drop Down List
I want to read a directory for available files and then get the filenames and put them in a drop down list. Whatever the user will select will be the value of the variable $selected. I already found the code to read directories: Code:

Selecting From A Drop Down Box
I have a drop down box populated with names of towns from my db (MySQL) all that is working fine. My problem is I do not know how I select a town in the box and have it take me to that web page on my site.

Drop Down Menu(add Cat)
I have DB to add category and forum to edit the terms that in the cat so I add this code in the edit forum to change the cat of the term by choose the cat from drop down menu
PHP Code:

How To Get Value From Drop Down Box To E-mail With Php
I have a form that includes a drop down box. I can get all of the other
values to show up in an e-mail except for the drop down box values. Can
someone please help? -- I know the HTML isn't the greatest. The website
was originally created in FrontPage and the form broke. I'm just trying
to help out and fix it for a friend.

sendmail.php ....

PHP And Drop Down Menus
I've looked through the forum rather extensively and my qestion is similiar to the question by Brian_F and answer by "saintaw" a couple of days ago in this forum. I already have a functional page that has several dynamic drop-down menus from which the user selects a topic of interest.

My question is how to reference their choice from the drop down menus in order to display the results of their choice. I would like the user to be able to choose a subcategory with one of the drop down menus and then be able to view the questions related to that subcategory.

I currently have a nested for loop which displays the categories and subsequent drop-down menus for each category, and I'm using PHP and MySQL to do the dirty work. code:

Drop Downs
trying to get dropdowns to appear and getting no where! I have a script with a config file that has a list of options. I have added a list of ages like so:

$age[0]= 18;
$age[1]= 19;
$age[2]= 20;

I now want to include these in a page in a drop down menu and have tried this code :

$ageshow .= "<option>$age</option>";
echo "<tr bgcolor =$bg2>";
echo "<td class="classadd1"><div class="maininputleft">Age:</div></td>";
echo "<td class="classadd2"><select name="in[sfield]">";
echo "$ageshow</select> ";
echo "</td>";
echo "</tr>";

this does not list the ages but just has array in the drop down. What am I doing wrong?

Php And Drop Down List
I am coding an email form on a site. A user enters their name and contact email and then selects from a drop down list to which particular email the message should be sent: User1, User2, User3. Then the user types out a message and hits submit. My problem is that I am unsure as to how to grab the selection in the drop down list and pull the selection and place it like this: "$selection@domain.com". Here is the php code:

Drop Down Menu
I have a page that uses php to look up specific fields in a specific table of a specific database based on the username. Using this, it creates a dropdown list of information belonging to that user. The fields in question each have 13 pieces of data. Based on what they click in the dropdown box, I need that specific data to pass onto hidden fields on the page. Code:

PHP-MySQL Drop-Down Box
I'm using PHP to dynamically make a drop down box of users in a table. The first row is displayed with all the users. However, on the second row non of the users are listed in the drop down box. It only works on the first.

Drop Down Menu
I'm struggling to get this to work. It is suppose to show only $name and not $name and $email PHP Code:

Drop Down Menu
I am implementing a website with dreamweaver. I dont know much about
programming but I can handle scripts and manupilate.

does anyone know a website that i can get a free drop down menu script
to use on the website's navigation?

Drop Down Menu
I have 2 drop down boxes on my site. I want the selection of the
first one to populate the second box.

Extended Drop Down
I've picked up some scripts from this forum regarding drop down lists (thanx!), and now I'm wondering if anyone can explain to me how to do the following:

Table:
+---+-----+
|ID |NAME |
+---+-----+
|1 |name1|
|2 |name2|
|3 |name3|
+---+-----+

I fetch values from NAME to a drop down list without problems. Then I want to select the corresponding ID (depending on which NAME-value I've selected) into a hidden(?) field to use later on in a submit.php page which is sent to another table in the db.