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POhow to get php to read in a string of words from a dropdown box?
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copied!<p>Thank you so much for being so helpful. Owe you all a thank you. I will be asking more questions in the future. Someone has solved the problem by giving me this code: echo "" . strval($row['style']) . "" . "<br />"; </p> <p>and it worked beautifully!!!!!!!!! You rock!</p> <p>I am sorry, I don't know how to post follow up questions, so I keep posting each question as a new question. I've never joined any forum before, so don't know how to follow a thread :( Sorry</p> <p>I previously asked a question, but didn't post my code, so many kind people (thank you so much) who respanded couldn't help me out. </p> <p>So I'll post my partial code below.</p> "; echo "Select an item<br />"; echo ""; } while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { echo "$row[style] $row[color]<br />"; } mysql_close($con); echo ""; echo "<br /><br />"; echo "Enter your 4 digit postcode<br />"; echo ""; echo "<br /><br />"; echo "Enter quantity<br />"; echo ""; echo "<br /><br />"; echo ""; echo ""; ?> <p>Then to process form, I use $_POST['item'] to find out which item was selected, I get the first word, the rest of the words are missing. </p> <p>For example, if the dropdown box was populated with the follwoing:</p> <p>Dressmaker mannequin size 12 Mannequin torso PH-9 in skin color ...</p> <p>if item selected was "Dressmaker manenquin size 12", $_POST['item'] gives me Dressmaker, the rests are missing.</p> <p>I spent whole last night and today searching, but have made no progress, please help :(</p>

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