On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 20:23 +0100, Ross wrote: > I want the selct table to retain it's value on submit. The way I have done > it works but is a bit rubbish and was wondering if there is a more efficient > way. I just make the variable equal to "selected" when the form is submitted > > <select name="table_name" id="table_name"> > <option value="1" <?=$one; ?>>Please Select</option> > <option value="news" <?=$two; ?>News</option> > <option value="events" <?=$three; ?>Events</option> > <option value="publications" <?=$four; ?>Publications</option> > </select> <?php $selectValues = array( '1' => 'Please select', 'news' => 'News', 'events' => 'Events', 'publications' => 'Publications' ); print( '<select name="table_name" id="table_name">' ); foreach( $selectValues as $value => $option ) { print( '<option value="' . htmlspecialchars( $value ) . '"' ); if( $_POST['table_name'] == $value ) { print( ' selected' ); } print( '>' . htmlspecialchars( $option ) . '</option>' ); } print( '</select>' ); ?> If you're using XHTML, replace ' selected' with ' selected="selected"' -- Jasper Bryant-Greene General Manager Album Limited e: jasper@xxxxxxxxxxx w: http://www.album.co.nz/ p: 0800 4 ALBUM (0800 425 286) or +64 21 232 3303 a: PO Box 579, Christchurch 8015, New Zealand -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php