need help with dropdown

sandsquid · November 10, 2007

I have a script that my users will select first line of choices a,b, and c from a dropdown lists. I also have it so that they can add a new line of choices d,e and f from 3 new dropdown lists. However, a,b and c works perfectly with my data populated. However d,e and f will not populate with my data from my db.


<?php

$dbservertype='mysql';
$servername='mysqlhost';
$dbusername='name';
$dbpassword='password';
// name of database
$dbname='mydb';

connecttodb($servername,$dbname,$dbusername,$dbpassword);
function connecttodb($servername,$dbname,$dbuser,$dbpassword)
{
global $link;
$link=mysql_connect ("$servername","$dbuser","$dbpassword");
if(!$link){die("Could not connect to MySQL");}
mysql_select_db("$dbname",$link) or die ("could not open db".mysql_error());
}
?>

<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 3.2//en">

<html>

<head>
<title>Where you served - MyDutyStation.com</title>
<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>
function reload(form)
{
var val=form.service.options[form.service.options.selectedIndex].value;
self.location='served.php?service=' + val ;
}
function reload3(form)
{
var val=form.service.options[form.service.options.selectedIndex].value;
var val2=form.country.options[form.country.options.selectedIndex].value;
var val3=form.command_name.options[form.command_name.options.selectedIndex].value;

self.location='served.php?service=' + val + '&country=' + val2 + '&command_name=' + val3;
}


// Last updated 2006-02-21


function addRowToTable()
{
var ni = document.getElementById('myDiv');
var numi = document.getElementById('theValue');
var num = (document.getElementById("theValue").value -1)+ 2;
numi.value = num;
var divIdName = "my"+num+"Div";
var newdiv = document.createElement('div');
newdiv.setAttribute("id",divIdName);
newdiv.innerHTML = "Some text here";
ni.appendChild(newdiv);

  var tbl = document.getElementById('tblSample');
  var lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  // if there's no header row in the table, then iteration = lastRow + 1
  var iteration = lastRow;
  var row = tbl.insertRow(lastRow);

  //Title
  var cellLeft = row.insertCell(0);
  var textNode = document.createTextNode('Service '+iteration+':');
  cellLeft.appendChild(textNode);

  //Service
  var serviceCell = row.insertCell(1);
  serviceCell.appendChild(tbl.rows[1].cells[1].cloneNode(true));

  //Country
  var countryCell = row.insertCell(2);
  countryCell.appendChild(tbl.rows[1].cells[2].cloneNode(true));

  //Command
  var commandCell = row.insertCell(3);
  commandCell.appendChild(tbl.rows[1].cells[3].cloneNode(true));

}

function removeRowFromTable()
{
  var tbl = document.getElementById('tblSample');
  var lastRow = tbl.rows.length;
  if (lastRow > 2) tbl.deleteRow(lastRow - 1);
}

</script>
</head>


<body>
<table border=1 id=tblSample>
<tr>
    <td> </td><td>Service</td><td>Country</td><td>Command</td>
  </tr>
<tr>
    <td>Service 1:</td>
<?


///////// Getting the data from Mysql table for first list box//////////
$quer2=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT service FROM militarydb");
///////////// End of query for first list box////////////

/////// for second drop down list we will check if category is selected else we will display all the subcategory/////
$cat=$HTTP_GET_VARS['service']; // This line is added to take care if your global variable is off
if(isset($cat) and strlen($cat) > 0){
$quer=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT country FROM militarydb WHERE service = '$service'");
}else{$quer=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT country FROM militarydb WHERE service = '$service'"); }
////////// end of query for second country drop down list box ///////////////////////////


/////// for Third drop down list we will check if sub category is selected else we will display all the country/////
$cat3=$HTTP_GET_VARS['country']; // This line is added to take care if your global variable is off
if(isset($ca3) and strlen($cat3) > 0){
$quer3=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT command_name FROM militarydb WHERE service = '$service' AND country = '$country' ORDER BY comman
d_name");
}else{$quer3=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT command_name,major_units FROM militarydb WHERE service = '$service' AND country = '$countr
y' ORDER BY command_name"); }
////////// end of query for third subcategory drop down list box ///////////////////////////


echo "<form method=post name=f1 action='served.php'>";
//////////        Starting of first drop downlist /////////
echo "<td><select name='service' onchange=\"reload(this.form)\"><option value=''>Select one</option>";
while($noticia2 = mysql_fetch_array($quer2)) {
if($noticia2['service']==@$cat){echo "<option selected value='$noticia2[service]'>$noticia2[service]</option>"."<BR>";}
else{echo  "<option value='$noticia2[service]'>$noticia2[service]</option>";}
}
echo "</select></td>";
//////////////////  This will end the first drop down list ///////////

//////////        Starting of second drop downlist /////////
if($service != "None"){
echo "<td><select name='country' onchange=\"reload3(this.form)\"><option value=''>Select one</option>";
while($noticia = mysql_fetch_array($quer)) {
if($noticia['country']==@$cat3){echo "<option selected value='$noticia[country]'>$noticia[country]</option>"."<BR>";}
else{echo  "<option value='$noticia[country]'>$noticia[country] </option>";}
}
echo "</select></td>";
}else{
echo "<p>Your all done! Thanks";
exit;
}
//////////////////  This will end the second drop down list ///////////


//////////        Starting of third drop downlist /////////
echo "<td><select name='command_name'><option value=''>Select one</option>";
while($noticia1 = mysql_fetch_array($quer3)) {
if($noticia1['command_name']==@$cat4){echo "<option selected value='$noticia1[command_name]'>$noticia1[command_name]</option>"."<BR>
";}
else{
echo  "<option value='$noticia1[command_name] $noticia1[major_units]'>$noticia1[command_name] $noticia1[major_units]</option>";
}
}
echo "</select></td>";
//////////////////  This will end the third drop down list ///////////
?>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" value="0" id="theValue" />
<div id="myDiv" style="border: 3px coral solid;"> </div>
<input type="button" value="Add" onclick="addRowToTable();" />
<input type="button" value="Remove" onclick="removeRowFromTable();" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

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