combobox problem

[robert_gsfame]

i have my edit page called edit.php

 

inside, i have one combobox to edit user country. The problem is that when user has chosen one of several countries listed for example Belgium, he save it and when he is trying to edit several information inside edit.php while ignoring the country information,

 

why does the combobox value automatically change to first index which is Australia??

 

 

[wildteen88]

Your combobox wont remember what the user selected unless you tell it to. What is the code you're using to populate the combobox.

[robert_gsfame]

Opps i have checked it and no value was given....can you help me where should i put the value into

 

 

 

[wildteen88]

Post your code. I cannot suggest what to do if I cant see your code.

[robert_gsfame]

okay i get the value from my database

assume that i've connected to my database and

i have this

 

$get = mysql_fetch_array($query);

$country = $get['country'];

 

then i have my combobox like this inside edit.php

 

<form method = POST>

<select name="country" >

            <option value="Australia" <?php if (!(strcmp("Australia", ""))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>Australia</option>

 

        <option value="Belgium" <?php if (!(strcmp(Belgium, ""))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>Belgium</option>

           

        <option value="Burma" <?php if (!(strcmp(Burma, ""))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>Burma</option>

 

 

<option value="Cambodia" <?php if (!(strcmp(Belgium, ""))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>Cambodia</option>

     

          </select>

 

 

 

</form>

 

then what to do??

[Daniel0]

Say $countries as an array of all countries and $userCountry is the selected country.

 

<select name="country">
<?php foreach ($countries as $country): ?>
<option value="<?php echo $country ?>"<?php if ($country == $userCountry): ?> selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?php echo $country ?></option>
<?php endforeach ?>
</select>

 

Or use one block of PHP code and echo statements or whatever you prefer.