the code is pretty much as i provided. the issue is that the query seems to insert a value into the query string for the select lists, even though i don't actually select an item. i'm trying to figure out what has to happen to allow the select vars to be '' if the user hasn't selected anything. this should be pretty straight forward, but i'm missing something... thanks -bruce -----Original Message----- From: Greg Donald [mailto:destiney@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:14 PM To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: probs generating multiple drop down select lists within a single form On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:23:14 -0700, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i have a prob/issue that i can't see.. i'm trying to geneate a page with > multiple lists so that the user has to select an item from all 3 lists in > order to access the next page... > > the 1st select/list allows the user to select either one or more items. the > 2nd/3rd select lists require the user to select only a single item from the > lists. > > ie: > list1 list2 list3 >submitBTN< > > the user would select the items from all three lists, and hit the selectBTN, > to go to the next page... > > the prob that i'm having is that if i simply select item(s) from the 1st > list, then the code allows the user to continue...in other words, the app > looks as though the user has selected an item from the 2nd/3rd even though > they haven't been selected... in examining the code, it appears that the > last item in the 2nd/3rd lists is being somehow read/inserted into the > items, and are somehow included in the querystring... > > my code is: > > /* > generate the state list > */ > echo" > <div style='position:absolute; top:320px; left:50px; width:400px;'> > <form name='test' method='get' action='$foo.php'> Why $foo here? Maybe not enough context for me to understand the reason, I dunno. > <div style='position:relative; top:10px; left:10px;'> > <select multiple size=10 name='state[]'> > "; > > $state_query = "select * from stateTBL"; > $res = mysqli_query($link, $state_query); > //$res = mysql_query($query); > > //go ahead and process/populate the drop down > //menu > echo "<option value ='*'>All States</option>\n"; > while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res, MYSQL_ASSOC)) > { > echo "<option value > ='".$row['val']."'>".$row['name']."</option>\n"; > > } > > echo" > </select> > </div> > "; > > /* > generate the year list > */ > echo" > <div style='position:absolute; top:10px; left:240px; width:100px;'> > <select multiple size=1 name= 'year'> > "; Did you mean year[] here? Otherwise why multiple? > $year_query = "select * from yearTBL"; > $res = mysqli_query($link, $year_query); > //$res = mysql_query($query); > > //go ahead and process/populate the drop down > //menu > while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res, MYSQL_ASSOC)) > { > echo "<option value > ='".$row['year']."'>".$row['year']."</option>\n"; > } > > echo" > </select> > </div> > "; > > /* > generate the terms list > */ > echo" > <div style='position:absolute; top:10px; left:325px; width:100px;'> > <select name= 'term'> > "; > > $term_query = "select * from termTBL"; > $res = mysqli_query($link, $term_query); > //$res = mysql_query($query); > > //go ahead and process/populate the drop down > //menu > while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res, MYSQL_ASSOC)) > { > echo "<option value ='".$row['ID']."'>".$row['term']."</option>\n"; > } > > echo" > </select> > </div> > "; > > $blah = $userdata['session_id']; > > echo" > <div style='position:relative; top:-150px; left:475px;'> > <input type='submit' name='sub1' value='submit'> > </div> > <input type ='hidden' name='sid' value='$blah'> > <input type='hidden' name='display' value='state'> > </form> > </div> > "; > > in foo.php, i simply display the $_GET['state'], $_GET['year'],$_GET['term'] > vars to see what they are... > > if i make all the select vars for the query terms arrays, it works as it > should, in that if all three lists aren't selected, then the user can't > proceed. however, if i use the select <select name = 'foo'> for the 2nd/3rd > lists, then the logic screws up... > > any idea why this is occuring.... > > is there a better way/example of using multiple drop down lists within a > single form..... Possibly. I'd recommend using print_r($_GET) to see your form submissions. To make sure your actually getting what you want to be getting. > any thoughts/comments/pointers would be helpful.. i'm pretty sure that the > issue/prob is rather straight forward/simple, but i can't see it right > now.... Not sure exactly what is broken, is that your entire script as posted? -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://gdconsultants.com/ http://destiney.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
