[SOLVED] drop down menus - couple of questions

[atl_andy]

The other reason is that users will need to add data to the list, which I thought would be easier with an insert into a table

[teng84]

function create_dropdownMFR($identifierMFR,$pairsMFR,$identifierMFR,$multipleMFR=""){
   $dropdownMFR = "<select name=\"$identifierMFR\"> ";
   $dropdownMFR .= "<option value =''>Select Manufacturer</option>";
   foreach($pairsMFR as $valueMFR => $nameMFR){
      $dropdownMFR .= "<option value=[b]'$valueMFR'[/b]>$nameMFR</option>";
   }
   $dropdownMFR .= "</select><br><br>";
   return $dropdownMFR;
}

yep..

[Xyphon]

Eventually there will be quite a few items in the drop downs and I figured it would be easier to manage with a db table instead of a long select.  There are other features I want to add that will select only the model numbers for particular manufacturers so the list doesn't blow up the user's screen.  However, given my n00bness, will a select work better?

 

You will be able to easily seperate them..

 

And I use select, mine works perfectly fine. Try it.

[atl_andy]

that worked teng84.

 

thanks for everyone's input!