try this - $level is the value retrieved from the db
$level_options = '<option value="admin">Admin</option>
<option value="author">Author</option>
<option value="contributor">Contributor</option>';
$level_options = str_replace("\"$level\">",
"\"$level\" selected>", $level_options);
olinux
--- Peter Gumbrell <peter@orillia.net> wrote:
> In an update form, I have a select list with only 3
> values: admin,
> author and contributor. How do I have the value
> currently held in the
> database be the one which is selected? Here is the
> code that I have so
> far;
>
> print "<td> Level: <select name=\"level\"
> value=\"$level\"><option
> value=\"admin\">Admin</option>\n";
> print "<option
> value=\"author\">Author</option><option
>
value=\"contributor\">Contributor</option></select></td></tr>\n";
>
> As you can see, the value taken from the database is
> $level.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Peter Gumbrell
> peter@orillia.net
>
>
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