Problem with drop down menu

[elen]

Hello to everyone!
I have a problem and i wish for help.I have a form and i want to contain the values that a specified user had put.I manage to collect correct the values from the database but i have a problem in the drop down menu.I want to shows first the value that the user had choosen.The value is containing in the variable $rf.
I thougth that if i wrote value="<?=$rh;? >" should work but this is wrong!

 <td align=center><select name="eid_farm3" value="<?=$rh;?>"> 
   	<option value="a">A
   	<option value="b">B
        <option value="c">C
 </td></select>

[Dormilich]

of course that's wrong.
1st - use <?php / ?>
2nd - output functions: echo, print

today’s recommended link: PHP.net

regards

[Markus]

of course that's wrong.
1st - use <?php / ?>
2nd - output functions: echo, print

today’s recommended link: PHP.net

regards

Actually, Dormilich, that would work if she hard short tags enabled.

OP: to display the previously selected option, you have to set it to selected="selec ted"

<select name="eid_farm3"> 
	   <option value="a">A</option>
	   <option value="b" selected="selected">B</option>
		<option value="c">C</option>
</select>

[Dormilich]

Actually, Dormilich, that would work if she hard short tags enabled.

I know, but I think it's better practice to use the php specific tags.

[Atli]

I know, but I think it's better practice to use the php specific tags.

As do I. Using the short-tags is just lazy.
But they do work if your server is configured that way. (For now)

Dormilich.
Please try not to post links to the German version of the manual.
It's both a lot slower to load for us that are not in Germany, and once it has loaded, we don't understand it.

[Dormilich]

Dormilich.
Please try not to post links to the German version of the manual.
It's both a lot slower to load for us that are not in Germany, and once it has loaded, we don't understand it.

D***, lately I seem to forget to substitute the "de" in the copied links a lot. It's not that I intend to lead you to the german version (but that's the first one I get and read).

I hope you can forgive me