How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

**Syl** · Jun 30 '06, 01:35 AM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

kandi111777 wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a form that includes a drop down box. I can get all of the other
> values to show up in an e-mail except for the drop down box values. Can
> someone please help? -- I know the HTML isn't the greatest. The website
> was originally created in FrontPage and the form broke. I'm just trying
> to help out and fix it for a friend.
>
> sendmail.php
> $Subject = $_REQUEST['subject'];
> <td width="88" align="right">< select name="Subject" size="1">
> <option selected>Web Site</option>
> <option>Company </option>
> <option>Product s</option>
> <option>Store </option>
> <option>Employe e</option>
> <option>(Other) </option>
> </select> </td>[/color]

You're missing a value in the option of the drop down

Change all the options like this --> <option>Company </option>
to this --> <option value="company" >Company</option>
to this --> <option value="employee ">Employee</option>

etc, etc,

**kandi111777** · Jun 30 '06, 03:15 AM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

I made the changes so now it looks like this:

<td width="88" align="right">< select name="Subject" size="1">
<option selected value="website" >Web Site</option>
<option value="company" >Company</option>
<option value="products ">Products</option>
<option value="store">S tore</option>
<option value="employee ">Employee</option>
<option value="other">O ther</option>
</select> </td>

But it still isn't working. My e-mail looks like this:

Name: Kandi M. Humpf
Comments: test
Email: kandi@kandiandk eith.com
Telephone: 315-292-6819
Fax: 3157353994
Subject:
Subject Other:
Contact Requested: on

Do you have another suggestion?

Syl wrote:[color=blue]
> You're missing a value in the option of the drop down
>
> Change all the options like this --> <option>Company </option>
> to this --> <option value="company" >Company</option>
> to this --> <option value="employee ">Employee</option>
>
> etc, etc,[/color]

**kandi111777** · Jun 30 '06, 03:35 AM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

Thanks! It works now...I had to change:

<select name="selectite m" size="1">

and

$Subject = $_POST['selectitem'];

Okay, now do you happen to know how to BCC a recipient?

**Kimmo Laine** · Jun 30 '06, 05:55 AM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

"Syl" <david.hunter@g mail.com> wrote in message
news:1151631503 .326607.307760@ y41g2000cwy.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
>
> kandi111777 wrote:[color=green]
>> I have a form that includes a drop down box. I can get all of the other
>> values to show up in an e-mail except for the drop down box values. Can
>> someone please help? -- I know the HTML isn't the greatest. The website
>> was originally created in FrontPage and the form broke. I'm just trying
>> to help out and fix it for a friend.
>>
>> sendmail.php
>> $Subject = $_REQUEST['subject'];
>> <td width="88" align="right">< select name="Subject" size="1">
>> <option selected>Web Site</option>
>> <option>Company </option>
>> <option>Product s</option>
>> <option>Store </option>
>> <option>Employe e</option>
>> <option>(Other) </option>
>> </select> </td>[/color]
>
>
> You're missing a value in the option of the drop down
>
> Change all the options like this --> <option>Company </option>
> to this --> <option value="company" >Company</option>
> to this --> <option value="employee ">Employee</option>
>[/color]

That's not an issue, if value is not given, then anything that's inside the
<option></option> will be used instead. In this case for example
<option>Company </option> Company will be used since it lacks value.

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**Geoff Berrow** · Jun 30 '06, 06:25 AM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

Message-ID: <1151638485.258 930.165200@h44g 2000cwa.googleg roups.com> from
kandi111777 contained the following:
[color=blue]
><select name="selectite m" size="1">
>
>and
>
>$Subject = $_POST['selectitem'];[/color]

All you really had to do was make sure they were the same case. You had
$Subject = $_REQUEST['subject'];
and
<select name="Subject" size="1">[color=blue]
>
>Okay, now do you happen to know how to BCC a recipient?[/color]

mail( "kandihumpf@sit e-seeker.com", "RCI Waterjets Contact Us Form",
"Name: $Name \n\nComments: $Comments \n\nEmail: $Email
\n\nTelephone: $Telephone \n\nFax: $Fax \n\nSubject: $Subject
\n\nSubject Other: $SubjectOther \n\nContact Requested:
$ContactRequest ed", "From: kandihumpf@site-seeker.com
\nBcc:me@exampl e.com" );

Doesn't work on some setups though. Check with your service provider.

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**Jonathan N. Little** · Jul 3 '06, 04:15 PM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

Kimmo Laine wrote:

"Syl" <david.hunter@g mail.comwrote in message
news:1151631503 .326607.307760@ y41g2000cwy.goo glegroups.com.. .

>kandi111777 wrote:

>>I have a form that includes a drop down box. I can get all of the other
>>values to show up in an e-mail except for the drop down box values. Can
>>someone please help? -- I know the HTML isn't the greatest. The website
>>was originally created in FrontPage and the form broke. I'm just trying
>>to help out and fix it for a friend.
>>>
>>sendmail.ph p
>> $Subject = $_REQUEST['subject'];
>> <td width="88" align="right">< select name="Subject" size="1">
>> <option selected>Web Site</option>
>> <option>Company </option>
>><option>Produ cts</option>
>> <option>Store </option>
>> <option>Employe e</option>
>> <option>(Other) </option>
>> </select</td>

>>
>You're missing a value in the option of the drop down
>>
>Change all the options like this --<option>Company </option>
>to this --<option value="company" >Company</option>
>to this --<option value="employee ">Employee</option>
>>

>
>
That's not an issue, if value is not given, then anything that's inside the
<option></optionwill be used instead. In this case for example
<option>Company </optionCompany will be used since it lacks value.
>

Browser dependent, MS IE doesn't set the value by default. It really
becomes noticeable in JavaScript if you test for someSelectEleme nt.value
will fail in IE if you do not explicitly set the value attributes on the
OPTION elements...

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**John Dunlop** · Jul 3 '06, 06:15 PM

Re: How to get value from drop down box to e-mail with php

Jonathan N. Little:

Kimmo Laine wrote:
>

That's not an issue, if value is not given, then anything that's inside the
<option></optionwill be used instead. In this case for example
<option>Company </optionCompany will be used since it lacks value.

>
Browser dependent, MS IE doesn't set the value by default. It really
becomes noticeable in JavaScript if you test for someSelectEleme nt.value
will fail in IE if you do not explicitly set the value attributes on the
OPTION elements...

not disputing that, but I'd point out that the spec is quite clear
when it says, as Kimmo said, that in the absence of a value attribute,
the value is set to the element's content.

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