get id from selected item in dropdown list?

[helloise]

i have the following code:

<td width='100px'>Suppliers

                <select name="supplier">

                    <?php

                      $catcher_id = $service->getCatcherId();

                      $supplier_names = LpmAdnetworkPeer::getByName($catcher_id);

                      foreach($supplier_names as $row)

                      {

                          ?>

                          <option><?php echo $row->getName();

                          ?></option>

                    <?php     

                      }

                    ?>

                </select>

                </td> 

 

then on the same form i have a submit button that takes me to the next form..the problem now is how can i access the ID of the item seleted in the dropdown on the NEXT form please?

i can get the name from the list by $_POST['supplier'] on the next form

thanks

[trq]

You would need to place the id in the <option> elements value attribute or somewhere. Something like....

 

<option value="<?php echo $row->getId(); ?>"><?php echo $row->getName();?></option>

[helloise]

thank you i had it like that but i have to somehow pass that id to the next form when i  hit the submit button cos i'll be needing it on the next form

[trq]

Cool, all sorted then.