Newbie need help

[andy12]

I am trying to make a minor change to a page. As it is, the users can write the number of days their post will stay on the site. I want to limit this to a list on drop down menu that give them 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 days only.

 

the existing code reads:

 

div id="options">

<div class="section">

<ul>

<li>

<label><p><?php echo LANG::_('Post_Length')?></b><b class="req">*</b></label>

<input class="txt" style="width:30px" maxlength="3" type="text" name="duration" value="" /> <?= LANG::_('days')?>.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<p><?= LANG::_('Post_Length_for')?> <span id="category_name"></span> <?= LANG::_('should_be')?> <span id="suggested_length"></span>.</p>

</div>

 

 

[requinix]

So what have you tried? Ever used a before?

[andy12]

Not really,

I copied few lines i found on some site and replaced <input class="txt" style="width:30px" maxlength="3" type="text" name="duration" value="" />  with it but didn't work.

[requinix]

And what exactly did you try? If you missed it, I'm trying to help you figure out the answer, not just give you the answer and send you off.

[andy12]

<select name="days" id="days">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">5</option>
</select>

 

I tried the above, can get the drop down to display but won't move to next page. So the numbers don't register in DB.

[requinix]

The field is called "duration", not "days". Remember that all you're doing is changing how the user picks the value - you're not actually changing the structures or the names of anything.

[andy12]

So what would be the lines i should use and what line it should replace?

[andy12]

Thank you, looks like it is taking the numbers this time...