When you build the list up, originally, you'll NOT put "selected" on Choose City, but move it to "Alexandria."
-Szii ----- Original Message ----- From: "its me" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 1:39 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] selected problem > i have the file: > edit_profile.php > > in it i have a form field like this: > <select name="location"> > <OPTION selected value="">Choose City</OPTION> <OPTION > value=10-Ramadan>10-Ramadan</OPTION> <OPTION > value="15 May">15 May</OPTION> <OPTION > value=6-October>6-October</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Abou Redes">Abou Redes</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Abou-Zabal>Abou-Zabal</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Al Arish">Al Arish</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Al Mahala">Al Mahala</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Al Tour">Al Tour</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Al-Natroun>Al-Natroun</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Alexandria>Alexandria</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Asuit>Asuit</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Aswan>Aswan</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Bader>Bader</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Bani-Sweif>Bani-Sweif</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Belbis>Belbis</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Berkeit sabb">Berkeit sabb</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Cairo>Cairo</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Dahab>Dahab</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Damanhour>Damanhour</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Disouk>Disouk</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Dumiat>Dumiat</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Ein Soukhna">Ein Soukhna</OPTION> <OPTION > value="El- Maniea">El- Maniea</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Fayed>Fayed</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Fayoum>Fayoum</OPTION> <OPTION value="High Dam">High > Dam</OPTION> <OPTION value=Hurghada>Hurghada</OPTION> > <OPTION value=Inshas>Inshas</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Ismaelia>Ismaelia</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Kafr Al Shiek">Kafr Al Shiek</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Katamia>Katamia</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Luxor>Luxor</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Mansoura>Mansoura</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Marabella>Marabella</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Maraquia>Maraquia</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Marsa matrouh">Marsa matrouh</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Met Ghamr">Met Ghamr</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Monofia>Monofia</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Moustorod>Moustorod</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Nubieh>Nubieh</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Oubour City">Oubour City</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Port Sayed">Port Sayed</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Qanater El Khiraya ">Qanater El Khiraya</OPTION> > <OPTION value=Qliub>Qliub</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Quana>Quana</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Quesna>Quesna</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Rafah>Rafah</OPTION> <OPTION value="Ras Sidr">Ras > Sidr</OPTION> <OPTION value="Sadat City">Sadat > City</OPTION> <OPTION value=Saqara>Saqara</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Sedi Krier">Sedi Krier</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Sharm el Shiek">Sharm el Shiek</OPTION> <OPTION > value="Shebin Al Koum">Shebin Al Koum</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Suhag>Suhag</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Suiez>Suiez</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Taba>Taba</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Tanta>Tanta</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Tebin>Tebin</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Zafrana>Zafrana</OPTION> <OPTION > value=Zagazik>Zagazik</OPTION> > </select> > > as you can see there is many options:) > > and i got from my database: > $location="Alexandria" > so i wanted to appear selected,how can i do this?? > > > > > > > Rehab M.Shouman > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Express yourself with a super cool email address from BigMailBox.com. > Hundreds of choices. It's free! > http://www.bigmailbox.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
