Formatting a simple SQL query...

[AliHurworth]

Evening...
I'm trying to create a dynamic select drop-down box, but struggling with the SQL to create the options.

This is what I have:

$query = "SELECT * FROM places"; 
     
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    echo '<option value=\"'.$row['vname'].'\">'.'$row['vname']'.'</option>';
    
} 

I'm sure it is pretty simple but I can't crack it. Anyone?

[NogDog]

You need to get rid of the quotes around the second instance of $row['vname']. An alternative that makes it easier to keep track of the HTML text/quoting would be to use printf:

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    printf(
        '<option value="%s">%s</option>',
        $row['vname'],
        $row['vname']
   );
} 

[AliHurworth]

Thanks NogDog,
I've changed the code to refelct what you say and it isn't working.
This is the full form:

<form id="new_session" action="prcs_create_session.php" method="post">
      <table>
        <tr>
            <td>
            Session date
            </td>
            <td>
                <input type="text" id="date3" name="date3">
            </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>
            Staff Req'd
            </td>
            <td>
            <input type="text" name="screeners" id="screeners" />
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>
            Location
            </td>
            <td>
            
                <select name="location" id="location">
           
           <?php
           
// Make a MySQL Connection
$conn = mysql_connect ("localhost", "wkho_TTX", "y0qeqyi65i");
mysql_select_db ("TTX", $conn);
$query = "SELECT * FROM venues"; 
     
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    //echo '<option value=\"'.$row['vname'].'\">'.$row['vname'].'</option>';
    //echo "<br />";
    printf(
        '<option value="%s">%s</option>',
        $row['vname'],
        $row['vname'] 
        );
}
*/
?>-->
                </select>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
              <td>
                PCT
            </td>
            <td>
                <select name="PCT" id="PCT">
                    <option value="doncaster">Doncaster</option>
                    <option value="rotherham">Rotherham</option>
                    <option value="barnsley">Barnsley</option>
                    <option value="bassetlaw">Bassetlaw</option>
                </select>
            </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>
            Time
            </td>
            <td><p>
              <label>
                <input type="radio" name="time_select" value="1" id="time_select_0" checked="checked" />
                pm - afternoon</label>
              <br />
              <label>
                <input type="radio" name="time_select" value="2" id="time_select_1" />
                evening</label>
              <br />
              <label>
                <input type="radio" name="time_select" value="3" id="time_select_2" />
                daytime</label>
              <br />
              <label>
                <input type="radio" name="time_select" value="4" id="time_select_3" />
                weekend</label>
              <br />
            </p>            </td>
         </tr>
     </table>
     <input type="submit" value="Create session" />
     <input type="reset" value="Start again" />
  </form>

I'm not sure if the question still belongs in this section, as the problem seems to be with the PHP not printing the HTML correctly rather than the MySQL query not running through the rows.

FYI, vname is a field on the table venues in the database wkho_TTX.

Please help!

[AliHurworth]

If anyone is still reading, this is the current version of the code. With, ahem, the pass word removed. Seems to run the HTML okay, then stops at the loop.

Can anyone help? I'm really struggling with something that ought to be fairly straightforward...

<?php
/*
session_start();
if((!session_is_registered(mobile))||(!session_is_registered(email))){
header("location:index.php");
}
*/
// Make an MySQL Connection
$conn = mysql_connect ("localhost", "xxxxx", "xxxxx");
mysql_select_db ("TTX", $conn);
echo $test;
?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Create new session</title>

<link href="boxes_lg.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body>
<div id="container">
<div id="positioned-element44">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element3"</div>
<div id="HEADLINEBOX">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element2"</div>
<div id="positioned-element39">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element"</div>
<div id="positioned-element17">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element17"</div>
<div id="positioned-element15"></div>
<div id="positioned-element41">Rborder</div>
<div id="positioned-element18">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element18"</div>
<div id="positioned-element22">This is <strong>your</strong> page!<br />
Here you can: <br />
update your details<br />register for sessions<br />see how THT is doing
</div>
<div id="positioned-element25">
  <h1>The admin area</h1></div>
<div id="positioned-element26"></div>
<div id="positioned-element27"><a href="index.php"><strong>HOME</strong></a></div>
<div id="positioned-element29"><a href="messaging.php">Messaging</a></div>
<div id="positioned-element30">Session Tracker</div>
<div id="positioned-element24">
  <?php

      //admin name
    
    
    //data sent from form

    $location=$_POST['location'];
    $PCT=$_POST['PCT'];
    $date=$_POST['date'];
    $time_select=$_POST['time_select'];
    $screeners=$_POST['screeners'];
    $setupby="1";
    $session_comments=$_POST['session_comments'];
    
    $sql = "INSERT INTO `wkho_TTX`.`sessions` (`id`,`venue`, `PCT`,`date`,`time`,`staff`,`setupby`,`comments`) VALUES (NULL,'$location','$PCT','$date','$time_select','$screeners','$setupby','$session_comments')";

//execute SQL statement 
if (mysql_query($sql, $conn)){
echo "Record added";
} else {
echo "Record NOT added";
}


echo '<h3>Thank-you.</h3> The session in '.$PCT.' on '.$session_date.' has been set up.';
?> 
</div>
<div id="positioned-element19"><strong>Target</strong></div>
<div id="positioned-element31">Reports
</div>
<div id="positioned-element33">Update details</div>
<div id="positioned-element20">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element19"</div>
<div id="positioned-element21">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element20"</div>
<div id="positioned-element28">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element21"</div>
<div id="positioned-element34"></div>
<div id="positioned-element35">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element23"</div>
<div id="positioned-element32">this is the positioned element originally called "positioned-element23"</div>
</div>

</body>
</html>

[drymsza]

I'm a bit rusty at this but seems your loops conidition is to run while the varible row is equal to the amount of rows. This would then never enter the loop.