ok thanks to those who responded:
this is how i got it working:
echo("<option value=\"" . $row['location'] . "\">" .
trim($row['location']) . "</option>");
Angelo
>>> Dan Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/11/2004 4:43:56 PM >>>
> I have a select/option that gets populated with countries. The value
of
> these option are also set to the country name. The problem i have is
> that some countries have spaces in them
>
> eg: United States of America.
>
> When the form is posted and I echo the country variable out that has
> been posted. It only shows the first word IE:
> United.
>
> Is there a way to ensure that I can get all the words that the value
is
> set to?IE: United States of America, when the form is posted?
Make sure in your <option value="blah blah"> lines that you're putting
the quotes around the words, example, <option value="United States of
America">.
-Dan Joseph
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