Check the manual for the mysql_fetch_array() function, it shows you how to extract data from $result. You will use the while loop (as shown in the manual's example) to fill your combo box / selct list /drop down menu, whatever we're calling that creature today.
Miles At 12:45 PM 1/30/2002 -0600, Todd Williamsen wrote: >I am trying to get data from two columns, FirstName and Last name and >displaying all the records LastName, FirstName in a drop down menu. > >The weird thing is that it only displays one record. I thought the table >was hosed, but its not. I tried it through another database and still >doesn't work. > >Here is the code: > ><? >$db = mysql_connect($dbserver, $dbuser, $dbpass); >mysql_select_db($dbname,$db); >$sortby = "name ASC"; >$sql="SELECT * FROM webl_players ORDER BY $sortby"; >$result=mysql_query($sql,$db); >$row = mysql_fetch_array($result); >$FirstName = $row["FirstName"]; >$LastName = $row["LastName"]; >?> > ><select name="canidate"> > <option selected> > <?php echo "$LastName, $FirstName"; ?> > </option> > >I would list the whole page but its long! There is another SQL statement at >the top of the page: > ><?php > >$db = mysql_connect($dbserver, $dbuser, $$dbpass); >mysql_select_db($dbname, $db); >$sql = "SELECT * FROM Canidate SORT BY 'LastName'"; >$result = mysql_query($sql); >?> > > > >-- >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
