dropdownlist value doesnt get selected

[ohgosh]

ive a dynamic dropdownlist, which items are retrieved frm db. but when i select an item from the dropdownlist, the item does not stay selected instead the dropdownlist make a postback and stay as default value.

wad shd i do? is there any mtd to get d value selected?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

related codes below--

function chktype(){
document.gt.action = 'add_user.asp?userID='+document.gt.userID.value;
document.gt.submit();
}


<%sql = "select distinct * from t_user_type order by userType"
set rs = conn.execute(sql)
do while not rs.eof%>
" <%if request.Form("type") =rs("userType") then response.Write(" selected")%>><%=rs("userType")%>
<%rs.moveNext
loop%>

[william_stam]

i had the same problem.

to my knowledge (im not at my development pc right now) the if statement doesnt like retrieving records from a db and comparing it to a form value.

try making vars of the two that you want to compare, then if it.

not sure if it would work

[ohgosh]

wad do u mean? i dun quite understand.. do u mind sharing n tellin me more?

it wud b great to even provide some eg. hEE~

real thanks... :cheesy:

[kevinNL]

go asp.net, automatic saving values in forms

[ohgosh]

go asp.net, automatic saving values in forms

;) huh?!? im using asp not asp.net.. i dun quite understand wad are u tryin 2 link me to.. haha~ would u prefer to explain more.. cheers~

[crymynylmynd]

Hello mate,

Having a similar problem myself. The equivelant code works in PHP but ASP doesn't want to know. Did you figure it out in the end?

Cheers

[chsab420]

hey buddy
do this and it will work
and if it wont let me know
ok

here it goes

listName.options[listName.selectedIndex].value

and then set the action
it will be set

ok
try it and let me know

[Sandy Patil]

Same problem here mentioned above...
...
I set AutoPostback property of dropdownlist as true...
It takes always first value in the dropdownlist