Re: populate pulldownbox from query [message #174082 is a reply to message #174075] |
Sat, 21 May 2011 07:27 |
Co
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On 21 mei, 04:33, Chuck Anderson <cycletour...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Co wrote:
>> On 21 mei, 00:44, Chuck Anderson <cycletour...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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>>> Michael Fesser wrote:
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>>>> .oO(Denis McMahon)
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>>>> > On Fri, 20 May 2011 15:13:01 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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>>>> >> On 5/20/2011 2:30 PM, Co wrote:
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>>>> >>> echo "<option value=$partner>$nt[rank] $nt[firstname] $nt[lastname]</
>>>> >>> option>";
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>>>> >> echo "<option value=$partner>{$nt[rank]} {$nt[firstname]}
>>>> >> {$nt[lastname]}</option>";
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>>>> > Hmm
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>>>> > I thought:
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>>>> > echo "<option value='$partner'>{$nt['rank']} {$nt['firstname']}
>>>> > {$nt['lastname']}</option>";
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>>>> Correct.
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>>>> > But I'm failing to find an appropriate page in the manual for a
>>>> > definitive answer.
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>>>> Complex (curly) syntax
>>>> http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types....
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>>>> Micha
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>>> Since constants are not evaluated within strings, the quotes on array
>>> keys and curly braces are not needed.
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>>> (fromhttp://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php)
>>> // The following is okay, as it's inside a string. Constants are not
>>> looked for
>>> // within strings, so no E_NOTICE occurs here
>>> print "Hello $arr[fruit]"; // Hello apple
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>>> The OP's original syntax is valid.
>>> echo "<option value=$nt[id]>$nt[rank] $nt[firstname]
>>> $nt[lastname]</option>";
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>>> The formatting of the "<option ..." line is not the problem.
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>>> I'd put print_r($nt) within the while loop and look at the query results.
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>> Chuck,
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>> you are right. All the values get loaded in the listbox.
>> However the box itself stays empty. That shouldnt be.
>> There should be the name of the partner of the user in there.
>> Because it is represented by a numeric value, I think it gives a
>> problem.
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> Did you try my print_r suggestion - and look at the page source for it's
> output - or error messages - hidden in the select block?
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Chuck,
it doesn't show probably it gets filled before I see the page.
Marco
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