On Saturday 11 December 2004 20:46, Stuart Felenstein wrote: > --- php-list-replies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > you (just) need to mark the previously chosen items > > as "selected" in > > the repopulated list. the "highlighting" part is a > > basic html/form > > issue. i.e., if you have questions on this you > > should look at how, on > > a simple (html-only) form, an item on a list is > > marked (highlighted) > > as the default. obviously you have set up your code > > so that you know > > what's been selected previously and then put out the > > necessary html > > when you repopulate. > > This makes sense, however I'm still spacing out trying > to figure out then where I place the "option value > selected" in this html / php code: Inside the while loop. Tip: (para-phrasing the above comments) in a WYSIWYG HTML editor create a form with a multiple select list box, make one or two of the items selected by default, examine the HTML source. > <select name="Ind[]" size="8" multiple="multiple" > id="Ind[]" > > <?php while($row = mysql_fetch_array($inds, > MYSQL_BOTH)) { echo '<option > value="'.$row['CareerIDs'].'">'.$row['CareerCategories'].'</option> > '; ?> > > I'm pretty sure I need to loop through the $_Get of > the array. Not sure , and haven't found anything > that shows this. Yes, you need to reference $_GET to see whether an option was selected and change the echo above accordingly. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* <rcw> those apparently-bacteria-like multicolor worms coming out of microsoft's backorifice <rcw> that's the backoffice logo */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php