need help with a drop-down menu

[aftab_jii]

can someone please help me creating a check for the following drop-down:

 

<tr>

  <td id="text">Salesman: *</td>

  <td>

  <select name="Salesman">

  <option selected>Choose a salesman</option>

  <option value="leanardo@gmail.com">Leanardo</option>

  <option value="cane@gmail.com">Cane</option>

  <option value="josef@gmail.com">Cane</option>

  </select></td>

          </tr>

 

i have tried something like this:

 

if (isset($_REQUEST['salesman'])="Choose a salesman") {

$error = 'Please choose the appropriate salesman.<br>';

} else {

$salesman =  ($_REQUEST['salesman']);

}

 

but its not seem to be working

[pocobueno1388]

Change this:

 

<?php

if (isset($_REQUEST['salesman'])="Choose a salesman") {
      $error = 'Please choose the appropriate salesman.
';
      } else {

       $salesman =  ($_REQUEST['salesman']);
            }
?>

 

to:

 

<?php

if (isset($_POST['salesman']) == "Choose a salesman") {
      $error = 'Please choose the appropriate salesman.';
      echo $error;

      } else {

       $salesman =  $_POST['salesman'];

       echo 'You have chosen '.$salesman. ' to be your salesman.';
       }

?>

[aftab_jii]

now it gives me an error no matter if the salesman is selected or not

[chigley]

<?php

if (isset($_REQUEST["salesman"]) && $_REQUEST["salesman"] != "Choose a salesman") {
$error = "Please choose the appropriate salesman.\n";
} else {
$salesman = $_REQUEST["salesman"];
}

?>

[aftab_jii]

i managed to fix it..

thankyou for the quick response