solonman123 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hi everyone. My first post here. I am a beginner and have created a contact form. Unfortunately, My "province_state" variable value does not retain the selection. I would really appreciate some help in solving this. Here is the link to my php file. http://barrytowns.com/php/lesson_four_customer_data.php And here is the code to my include file. I have commented on line 133 that /* THIS IS WHERE MY PROBLEM IS */ to indicate the following block of echo commands. I know I am getting something in the wrong place or order but trial and error has not given me the solution. Thanks to anyone who can lend me a hand... <?php /* Program name: lesson_four_customer_data.inc * Description: Defines a form that collects customer data for shipping and marketing purposes. */ $labels = array( "last_name" => "Last Name", "first_name" => "First Name", "street_address" => "Street Address", "city" => "City", "province_state" => "Province or State", "country" => "Country", "postal_zip_code" => "Postal code or Zip", "phone_number" => "Phone number", "email" => "Email"); $province_state = array ( "UNITED_STATES"=>"US", "Alabama" => "AL", "Alaska" => "AK", "Arizona" => "AZ", "Arkansas" =>"AR", "California" =>"CA", "Colorado" =>"CO", "Connecticut" =>"CT", "Delaware" =>"DE", "District_of_Columbia" =>"DC", "Florida" => "FL", "Georgia" =>"GA", "Hawaii" =>"HI", "Idaho" => "ID", "Illinois" =>"IL", "Indiana"=>"IN", "Iowa" => "IA", "Kansas" =>"KS", "Kentucky" =>"KY", "Louisiana" =>"LA", "Maine" =>"ME", "Maryland" =>"MD", "Massachusetts" =>"MA", "Michigan" =>"MI", "Minnesota" =>"MN", "Mississippi" =>"MS", "Missouri" =>"MO", "Montana" =>"MT", "Nebraska" =>"NE", "Nevada" =>"NV", "New_Hampshire" =>"NH", "New_Jersey" =>"NJ", "New_Mexico" =>"NM", "New_York" =>"NY", "North_Carolina" =>"NC", "North_Dakota" =>"ND", "Ohio" =>"OH", "Oklahoma" =>"OK", "Oregon" =>"OR", "Pennsylvania" =>"PA", "Rhode_Island" =>"RI", "South_Carolina" =>"SC", "South_Dakota" =>"SD", "Tennessee" =>"TN", "Texas" =>"TX", "Utah" =>"UT", "Vermont" =>"VT", "Virginia" =>"VA", "Washington" =>"WA", "West_Virginia" =>"WV", "Wisconsin" =>"WI", "Wyoming" =>"WY", "CANADA"=>"Cd", "Alberta" =>"AB", "British Columbia" =>"BC", "Manitoba" => "MB", "New Brunswick" => "NB", "Newfoundland" =>"NF", "Northwest Territories" =>"NT", "Nova Scotia" => "NS", "Nunavut" =>"NU", "Ontario" => "ON", "Prince Edward Island" =>"PE", "Quebec" =>"QC", "Saskatchewan" => "SK", "Yukon Territory" => "YT"); $submit = "SUBMIT"; ?> <html> <head> <link href="all_over.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <style type='text/css'> <!-- form { margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 0; } .field {padding-bottom: 1em;} label { font-weight: bold; float: left; width: 20%; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right; } .submit { margin-left: 35%; } h3 { font-family: arial; text-align: center; } label { font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; } --> </style> </head> <body> <h2>Please fill out the form below to register with</h2> <h1>SWAMPLAND PHOTOGRAPHY </h1> <?php /* THIS IS WHERE MY PROBLEM IS */ echo "<form action='$_SERVER[php_SELF]' method='POST'>"; foreach($labels as $field => $label) if($field == "province_state") { echo "<div class='field'><label for='$field'>$label</label>"; echo"<select name='province_state'>"; foreach($province_state as $value => $province_state_abr) { echo"<option value='$province_state_abr'>"; if($_POST['province_state'] == $province_state_abr) { echo " selected='selected'"; }">"; echo"$province_state_abr"; echo"</option>"; } echo"</select>"; echo"</div>"; } else { echo "<div class='field'><label for='$field'>$label</label> <input id='$field' name='$field' type='text' value='".@$$field."' size='50%' maxlength='65' /></div>"; } echo "<input type='hidden' name='submitted' value='yes'>"; echo "<div id='submit'> <input type='submit' name='SUBMIT' value='$submit'></div>"; ?> </form> </body> </html> Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyph Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 If you view the source you'll see where your problem is. echo"<option value='$province_state_abr'>"; if($_POST['province_state'] == $province_state_abr) { echo " selected='selected'"; }">"; You close the <option> tag, then echo an attribute. You want to get rid of that closing > and change the last part to echo ">"; and not just ">"; Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/#findComment-1258692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 @xyph, what method are you using for the inline code highlighting? AFAIK, there's no SMF built in bbcode tag. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/#findComment-1258701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyph Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 If you edit or quote my post all will be revealed. I'm using [ic]code[/ic] Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/#findComment-1258714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thanks (lowly gurus don't have the ability to edit the posts of others.) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/#findComment-1258723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyph Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ah, figured by this point they'd have made you a moderator You're in the top 4 as far as post count goes, and I'd put money that 95% of those are rich with knowledge. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/#findComment-1258774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have been offered the position a couple of times, but have turned it down (I was a mod on the Hotscripts/Programmingtalk forum for a year or so and have removed enough spam posts, banned enough users, added enough code tags, ... to last me a life time.) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245054-trouble-with-dropdown-selections-staying-selected/#findComment-1258777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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