Update Multiple Select prefill existing values

Hello,

I have a multiple select that is currently reading from a Recordset to populate dynamically.

This is working great, however on the update screen I am losing the values for this select because they are not pre-populating from the record? How do I continue to dynamically read in a recordset as options but also pre-fill data on the form so I don't lose it upon update?

<select name="icons[]" multiple id="icons">
<?php
do {
?>
<option value="<?php echo $row_icons['id']?>"<?php if (!(strcmp($row_icons['id'], $row_WADAgbl_qemplisting['icons']))) {echo "selected=\"selected\"";} ?>><?php echo $row_icons['name']?></option>
<?php
} while ($row_icons = mysql_fetch_assoc($icons));
$rows = mysql_num_rows($icons);
if($rows > 0) {
mysql_data_seek($icons, 0);
$row_icons = mysql_fetch_assoc($icons);
}
?>
</select>

send a copy o the insert and update pages please.

here you go:

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I think I have a similar problem - i need to show all the previously selected options on the admin update page - it works fine when there is only one option, but not if there are multiples (it doesn't show any).

This is a fundamental flaw in the database design.

you should be using a linking table to create a many to many relationship between the directories and venues table, and using the Mange relational Table server behavior to store the selected venue IDs in the linking table.

same holds true for the styles locations and ages column.

any time you find yourself storing a comma separated list of values in a column, you should really be using a linking table instead

see the Managing relational tables tutorial for details:
http://www.webassist.com/tutorials/Manage-relational-tables

I have set up linking tables for Category, Locations, Ages, Styles and Venues, and followed the Managing relational tables tutorial that you linked above.

I have set up a 'Manage Relational table' behaviour for each one (5 in total), but none of the values are being stored in the tables, and in fact it removes the previous values.

It seems to work OK when you first visit the page, in that it selects the correct tick boxes.

Found the problem.

There was an extra space inserted in the checkbox value after the dynamic value. Removed those and it now works as expected.

I replaced 5 columns (Style, Category, Age, Location and Venue) in my table with 5 relational tables - DirStyle, DirCat, DirAge, DirLoc and DirVenue.

I had a search results page on my site that worked fine when I had the items comma separated in the Directory table but I can't get the WA Search to work now that I have removed the 5 columns.

I have written (bodged) some SQL (pasted below) to try and replicate the functionality by joining the tables and re-creating the columns.

However, WA Search will not allow me to use choose these columns, even though they appear when I test my SQL in dreamweaver.

Any ideas?

Think I got it working like so:

SELECT DirectoryID, Title, Summary, Image, DirCatCategoryID, DirStyleStyleID, DirAgeAgeID, DirLocLocationID FROM Directory INNER JOIN DirCat ON DirCat.DirCatDirectoryID = Directory.DirectoryID INNER JOIN DirStyle ON DirStyle.DirStyleDirectoryID = Directory.DirectoryID INNER JOIN DirAge ON DirAge.DirAgeDirectoryID = Directory.DirectoryID INNER JOIN DirLoc ON DirLoc.DirLocDirectoryID = Directory.DirectoryID WHERE Approved = 'Y' GROUP BY DirectoryID