----- Original Message -----
From: <irinchiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 12:07 PM
Subject: [PHP] INSERT into mysql from dynamic drop down
>
> Hi all,
>
> Right now i would like to INSERT the values from a dynamic drop
down
> menu into mysql database but encountered some problem here. Values in the
drop
> down menu are retrieved from DB as follows:
>
> <SNIP>
>
> <SELECT NAME="tutor_name" CLASS="textarea">
> <?
>
>
> $sql = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT tutor_name FROM tutor");
> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql))
> {
> print "<OPTION VALUE=\"$tutor_name\" >" .$row["tutor_name"]. "</option>";
change it to:
print "<OPTION VALUE=".$row['tutor_name']." >" .$row["tutor_name"].
"</option>";
hope that helps
> }
> $result = $db->query($sql);
>
> ?>
> </SELECT>
>
> </SNIP>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>
> echo $_POST["tutor_name"];
>
> INSERT statement:
>
> $sql = "INSERT INTO class (class_code, tutor_name, edu_level,
timetable_day,
> timetable_time)
> VALUES
>
('$class_code','$tutor_name','$edu_level','$timetable_day','$timetable_time'
)";
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>
> I am trying to POST the values and then INSERT into DB but was not able to
do
> so....(all other values eg. class_code, edu_level etc...was able to be
> INSERTED into DB but not "tutor_name". So, how do i insert values into DB
from
> a dynamic drop down and where have i gone wrong???Hope to get some help
real
> soon.=)
>
> All help are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Regards,
> Irin.
>
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