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**NuWeb.co.uk** · 04:25 PM

PHP Code:


			
<select name="newcountry" id="newcountry">

<option <? $val="Afganistan"; if ($country == $val) echo "selected"; echo "value="'.$val.'"; ?>Afghanistan</option>

<option <? $val="Albania"; if ($country == $val) echo "selected"; echo "value="'.$val.'"; ?>Albania</option>

<option <? $val="Algeria"; if ($country == $val) echo "selected"; echo "value="'.$val.'"; ?>Algeria</option>

</select>

This is my codeing. And its THIS confuseing, because the country list is MASSIVE, as you will know their are many countries

. So i had to do Find & Replace.

This is the error im getting:

Quote:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/main/public_html/templates/editprofile.html on line 25

I think its to do with this setion of codeing, as ive never done this before:

Code:

echo "value="'.$val.'";

Also is it ok, setting the variable $val for every option? .. not sure if that will work jsut testing.

**stoot98** · 10-30-2005, 04:53 PM

I dont think you have enough "s in that line.

PHP Code:


			
echo "value="'.$val.'";

It maybe should be...

PHP Code:


			
echo "value="'.$val.'"";

Just a thought...

Stoot

**NuWeb.co.uk** · 07:08 PM

Saddly not, i get the error with that codeing:

Code:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/main/public_html/templates/editprofile.html on line 25

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Also, just changed some codeing:

Code:

<select name="newcountry" id="newcountry">
<option <? $val="Afganistan"; echo "value=\"".$val."\""; if ($country == $val) echo "selected"; ?>Afghanistan</option>
<option <? $val="Albania"; echo "value=\"".$val."\""; if ($country == $val) echo "selected"; ?>Albania</option>
</select>

This works!!!
ALTHOUGH
It is unable to display the name of the country, this is the html code it produces.

Code:

<select id="newcountry" name="newcountry">
<option value="Afganistan" selected option Afghanistan<></option>
<option value="Albania" option Albania<></option>
</select>

Any Idea.. whats gone on their?

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Fixed!
All that was missing in the end up was a > after ?>