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EasyBee Posts: 16 Joined: 5/1/2003 Status: offline	Return the Choice from Drop-Down - 4/3/2009 14:11:33 I know how to retrieve the Value of a Drop-Down after submitting form.. How can I retrieve the Choice of a Drop-Down when the Choice and Value are different? Example: My Choice = 1 ½” but the Value is 112 After submitting the Search.. I need the Choice to default not the Value.. Can that be done?


TexasWebDevelopers Posts: 722 Joined: 2/22/2002 From: Dallas, TX Status: offline	RE: Return the Choice from Drop-Down - 4/3/2009 14:18:22 Well, hit me with a stick but I don't think I understand. It's your form, right? So why not make the dd value 1.5 (one and one-half) instead of 112? You should do this anyway as numerically it is correct. Now, if you want to display 1½ then you can use some scripting substitution to substitute the html entity & # 1 8 9 ; (without the spaces) for the 1.5 like this: <% if myfield="1.5" then myfield = "1 & # 1 8 9 ;" end if %> and it will display 1½ instead of 1.5 < Message edited by TexasWebDevelopers -- 4/3/2009 14:24:41 > _____________________________ Follow us on TWITTER (in reply to EasyBee)


EasyBee Posts: 16 Joined: 5/1/2003 Status: offline	RE: Return the Choice from Drop-Down - 4/3/2009 16:22:42 Ok, thanks for your response.. But let’s forget about 1-1/2 and 1.5 and the 112. What if my Choice was “Blue” and the Value was “987642” How can I default the dd to the choice of “Blue” after submitting form? Keep in mind that the choice “Blue” is just one of many choices. (in reply to TexasWebDevelopers)


TexasWebDevelopers Posts: 722 Joined: 2/22/2002 From: Dallas, TX Status: offline	RE: Return the Choice from Drop-Down - 4/3/2009 18:27:19 Oh, you want to "persist" the selection after submit. So there are a few ways to do this-one is to send the data to a database and then call the data back out to the page again so the user can change their entry. Another way is to use javascript to persist the choice: http://www.texaswebdevelopers.com/examples/persist_selected_option.asp _____________________________ Follow us on TWITTER (in reply to EasyBee)


EasyBee Posts: 16 Joined: 5/1/2003 Status: offline	RE: Return the Choice from Drop-Down - 4/10/2009 15:23:50 Thanks.. Your 1st response put me on the right track.. Cookies was the answer.. (in reply to TexasWebDevelopers)

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