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Getting the value from a select list box using php?

Asked by matd_ in PHP and Databases

Tags: php, value, box, get, list

Hi,

I'm populating a select list from a mySQL database like so :-

<?

// Populate Type List Box with up to date Equipment Types
$sql = "SELECT * FROM types ORDER BY type ASC";

// execute SQL query and get result
$sql_result = mysql_query($sql,$dbcnx)
or die("Couldn't execute query.");

// put data into drop-down list box

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql_result)) {

$type = $row["type"];
$typedesc =$row["typedesc"];

$option_block .= "<OPTION value=\"$type\">$typedesc</OPTION>";
}

?>

<SELECT name="selecttype" id="selecttype">
<? echo "$option_block"; ?>
</SELECT>

What i'd like to know is how i can set my field type = to the value of the selected item in the select list.

For example : i select the item 'Electrical Motors' from the list, the value of this is 'ecm' - i need to store that value in the field named type in mysql table.

I'm getting confused as i thought u get the value using Java Script and am not sure of the best way or when to break out of php and javascript etc.

Would i be right in saying it's somthing like this :-

$type =?><script>document.theform.selecttype.value</script><?;

That doesn't work obviously.... but i'm trying

This is probably pretty simple, but i'd really appreciate it if someone could give me an example please?

Thanks in advance

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Getting the value from a select list box using php?

Asked by matd_ in PHP and Databases

Tags: php, value, box, get, list

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