problem with getting data from form

[Boxerman]

Hi guys,

 

Im trying to get it so when a user selects something from the list it will update the URL and post the route..

 

heres my code

<p>Preferred routes:</p>
<form method="get" action="?">
<p>MTPP ARRIVALS</p>
<p><select size="1" name="">
<option>MTCH-MTPP</option>
<option>KJFK-MTPP</option>
<option>KMIA-MTPP</option>
<option>KFLL-MTPP</option>
<option>TFFR-MTPP</option>
<option>CYUL-MTPP</option>
<option>TNCM-MTPP</option>
<option>KBOS-MTPP</option>
<option>CYYC-MTPP</option>
<option>TNCC-MTPP</option>
</select><input type="submit" value="Generate Route" name=""></p>
<p><?php
if (isset($_REQUEST['MTCH-MTPP'])){
  echo "HCN G444 NOKEN PAP";
}
?>

 

so it will be like index.php?MTCH-MTPP

POSTS ROUTE HERE

 

thanks

[jl5501]

so you mean you would just need

 

<form method="get" action="index.php">

 

 

That would give you the url that you want

[Boxerman]

Hi,

 

theres a problem everytime i click it, it goes to this

 

index.php?=MTCH-MTPP

 

which is almost right.. i cant figure out where the = is coming from :S if that wasnt there it would work!

[jl5501]

ok the reason for this your unamed select

 

should be <select name="route">

 

then you would get index.php?route=MTCH-MTPP 

 

which you should be able to work with

[Boxerman]

ok i changed it and when i go the url is

 

index.php?route=MTCH-MTPP

 

but on my php the REQUEST is only

 

if (isset($_REQUEST['MTCH-MTPP'])){

 

what else could be causing no show?

[jl5501]

if you absolutely need to just have index.php?MTCH-MTPP, then you would need to do this

 

<script type="text/javascript">

function setRoute()

{

    var elem = document.getElementById('route');

    var route = elem.options[elem.selectedIndex].value;

    document.location.href = 'index.php?'+route;

}

</script>

<select name="route" id="route">

 

....

</select>

<input type="button" onclick="setRoute()" value="Generate Route" />

[alexjb]

If your url is index.php?route=MTCH-MTPP to retrieve the route, you would just use:

 

$_REQUEST['route']

[jl5501]

you have no $_REQUEST['MTCH-MTPP']

 

what you would have is

$_REQUEST['route']

 

and that will be equal to the route selected

 

so

if($_REQUEST['route'] == 'MTCH-HTPP')

{

  do something

[Boxerman]

JL5501

 

THANKS YOU SIR!!!