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tudsy
post Aug 25 2016, 09:52 PM
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Hi


I am now using a form with a select control. I am having trouble putting something in the action attribute of the form. The code presents the user with a
drop down menu and when the user selects the option he/she wants, the graphic and sound byte is updated. Its not working properly.

Attached is the full code.

Thanks in anticipation.


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CharlesEF
post Aug 25 2016, 11:51 PM
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You seem to be making this harder on yourself then it needs to be.

First, all your pages should use a doctype statement. A doctype ensures that a browser will render your page the same regardless of which OS or browser the user is using. The lack of a doctype will cause the browser to display the page in quirks mode, which means different browsers will render the page differently. If you want to use the HTML5 specs then you should use <!DOCTYPE html> before the <html> line. As shown here.

Second, you seem to be missing the purpose of double quotes in PHP. Example, you have written:
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foreach(glob("/home/ecovibdc/public_html/ECOVIB2D/MYART/".$pname."/Graphicw/*.bmp") as $files1){
When you could have written it this way:
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foreach(glob("/home/ecovibdc/public_html/ECOVIB2D/MYART/$pname/Graphicw/*.bmp") as $files1){
You see PHP will substitute $pname with the actual value when enclosed with double quotes.

Third, this line of code is still wrong:
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$options= '<option value='.$files1.'>'.$files1.'</option>';
Did you read my reply in the other thread you posted about this same problem? BTW, you should have continued in the other thread instead of starting a new one. And you should reply to people who have taken the time to reply to you. When you echo $options the line will look like this:
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<option value=valueof$files1>valueof$files1</option>
Notice how there are still no quotes around the value attribute? That is invalid HTML. It should be written as:
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$options= "<option value='$files1'>$files1</option>";
for single quotes around the value attribute OR this:
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$options= "<option value=\"$files1\">$files1</option>";
for double quotes around the value attribute.

To be honest, you should code most of the form directly, no need to echo so much. Only use PHP echos in the places you need to, like the <option>'s section.

This post has been edited by CharlesEF: Aug 25 2016, 11:55 PM
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