[ic] Beginner question

[Dan B]

Jasmin,

>Quoting Jasmin Beckert <jasmin.office@gmx.de>:
> > i am new to interchange and are tryin the demo. i am tryin to understand
> > and
> > work with the form. i have made many forms now and they all work. but i
> > have
> > one question i cannot find in the book, because the book is very
> > difficult
> > to read and anderstand.
> >
> > i have the field
> >
> > .....
> > <select>
> > <option>123</option>
> > <option>345</option>
> > </select>
> > <input type="submit" value="test">
> > .....
> > how do i get the "123"  on the head line on the result page, or what is
> > the
> > variabel named ?
> >
> > thank you very much
> >
> > your
> >
> > Jessie
At 02:50 PM 4/1/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Your variable name would be whatever you named your select... Since the HTML
>code you posted below is wrong, I am assuming you just typed a snipit of 
>it, or
>the answer would be right there...

Here is an example:

<select name="foo">
         <option value="bar">bar</option>
</select>

Use [value foo] to access the user's selection.

Jasmin, I highly recommend that you go through the tutorial, that will also 
help your learning process.

Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, danb@cyclonecomputers.com