HTML and PHP form.. please help

[monasa]

In php I have a variable which called $room
I want to display the containt of this variable as a default valut of input box in HTML form.
Like :

<input type="text" value=$room name="room">

but like this this does not work.

please help

 

[Bernini]

try this:

 <input type="text" value="<? echo $room; ?>" name="room">

B

 

[sleipnir214]

I would not get in the habit of switching back and forth between throughput mode and interpreted mode. It hurst the performance of your script.

I would do:

<?php
print '<input type="text" value="' . $room . '" name="room">';
?>

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[brightstar]

thats nearly the answer i'm also looking for.
i want to be able to populate a dropdown list box with the results of an SQL select string?
how would i amend the above code for this?

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[Olavxxx]

it's the same deal!

outside of the recordset loop (before):

echo "<select name=\"select_name\">";

In the recordset loop:

if ($selected == {$row['value']})
  {
    echo "<option value=\"{$row['value']}\" selected=\"selected\">{$row['title']}</option>\n";
  }
else
  {
    echo "<option value=\"{$row['value']}\">{$row['title']}</option>\n";
  }

Outside of the recordset loop:

</select>

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[brightstar]

for a minute there i was like "woah" - then i remembered backslash is the escape character in php right?

i'll give it a whirl. thanks.

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[Olavxxx]

np..
btw.. the if ($selected = ..

that variable name, has to be the same as the select name! (if you submit to self, or save in sessions, you can make it keep values that you submitted.. (eg. on go-back or if some values are keeping the submit back, due to validation rules)

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