If you just want to print out the "selected" word then use: out.print("selected");
instead of Response.Write('SELECTED');
And the if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("ID")) should be if
(rsBeachwear__orderby.equals ("ID")) (notice the dot).
04/12/2001 15:02:39, Michael Pomeroy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I want my drop-down boxes (used to select sort parameters) to remember their last
>selection. Is my code wrong? I am receiving syntax errors. Below are the error
>messages and the code.
>
>500 Internal Server Error
>/jserv/Invoice3.jsp:
>Compilation error occured:
>Found 6 errors in JSP file:
>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:98: Syntax: Unexpected symbol
>ignored
>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:99: Syntax: Unexpected symbol
>ignored
>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:100: Syntax: Unexpected symbol
>ignored
>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:101: Syntax: Unexpected symbol
>ignored
>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:108: Syntax: Unexpected symbol
>ignored
>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:109: Syntax: Unexpected symbol
>ignored
>---------------------------------
>14 //New drop-down box memory variables
>15 String rsBeachwear__orderby = (String)request.getParameter("order");
>16 String rsBeachwear__sortby = (String)request.getParameter("sort");
>
>97 <select name="order" size="1">
>98 <option value="ID" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("ID"))
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>%>>ID</option>
>99 <option value="Item" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("Item"))
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>%>>Item</option>
>100 <option value="Color" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("Color"))
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');} % >>Color</option>
>101 <option value="Size" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("Size"))
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>%> >Size</option>
>102 </select>
>103 </div>
>104 </td>
>105 <td width="43%">
>106 <div align="center">
>107 <select name="sort" size="1">
>108 <option value="ASC" <% if (rsBeachwear__sortby equals ("ASC"))
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>%>>Ascending</option>
>109 <option value="DESC" <% if (rsBeachwear__sortby equals ("DESC"))
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>%>>Descending</option>
>110 </select>
>
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