php mysql edit help for dropdown select.

[jaylearning]

Hi! thanks for looking.

 

i cant seem to work out  how to get my drop down menu to select the value that has been selected when submiting.

please help me im so new to this i cant work it out i looked at so many tutorials.

 

<select name="autoplay"><?

if ($myrow["autoplay"] == "1") {

echo '<option value="0">No</option>

            <option value="1" selected="selected">Yes</option>';

} else {

echo '<option value="0" selected="selected">No</option>

            <option value="1">Yes</option>';

}

      ?> </select>

[marcus]

$sel = ($myrow['autoplay'] == '1') ? " SELECTED" : "";

echo "<select name=\"autoplay\">\n";
echo "<option value=\"0\">No</option>\n";
echo "<option value=\"1\"".$sel.">Yes</option>\n";
echo "</select>\n";