[FX.php List] Dynamic Value Lists

[Peter Bates]

Cool!

Thanks Andy

On Oct 21, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Andy Gaunt wrote:

> Peter
>
>
>
> Add an option with a blank value and  the selected tag above your  
> foreach
>
>
>
> <select name="Title">
>
>             <option value=”” selected></option>
>
>             <?
>
>     foreach($listResult['valueLists']['Title'] as $key=>$value) {
>
>     ?>
>
>             <option value="<?php echo $value; ?>"><?php echo  
> $value; ?></option>
>
>             <?
>
>     }
>
>     ?>
>
>           </select>
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org [mailto:fx.php_list- 
> bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Peter Bates
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 11:54 AM
> To: FX.php Discussion List
> Subject: [FX.php List] Dynamic Value Lists
>
>
>
> Another newbie question:
>
>
>
> I have a value list that is being pulled from my database. The  
> value list in the database is not a static list, instead it uses  
> values from a field. The issue I'm having is that when the form is  
> displayed, it displays the first item in the list. I need it to be  
> initially blank. Filemaker will not add an empty (blank) value to a  
> dynamic value list. so this needs to be done in my php code. This  
> is what I have right now:
>
>
>
> <select name="Title">
>
>             <?
>
>     foreach($listResult['valueLists']['Title'] as $key=>$value) {
>
>     ?>
>
>             <option value="<?php echo $value; ?>"><?php echo  
> $value; ?></option>
>
>             <?
>
>     }
>
>     ?>
>
>           </select>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Peter Bates
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