PHP/MySQLi recordset search not working with decimal amounts?

I have a decimal field in my database for storing currency values. I have a drop-down select form which searches this field (Ticket Price) depending on the value selected by the user:
http://www.dreamcargalaxy.com/car-competition.php

This drop down is populated by results from the table, grouped by value, however when you select any of the decimal values - £3.50 or £4.50 - the search isn't working.

In the database table the values are stored as 3.5 and 4.5.

I tried changing the option value from

<option value="<?php echo($rsTICKETS->getColumnVal("dreamcarTICKETPRICE")); ?>">

to...

<option value="<?php echo number_format($rsTICKETS->getColumnVal("dreamcarTICKETPRICE"),2); ?>">

....to try to force the decimal value, but that hasn't changed it. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you.
NJ

You aren't doing anything wrong. Number fields off all types remove placeholders like this behind the decimal in the database. You can simply add it back and format it to two decimals when you display it.

Add it back? I've tried doing that with number_format but it still doesn't search correctly.
If the values in the drop down are coming from the database, and those values are being used to search the database, why isn't it returning any results when selecting any of the decimal values?

Thank you
NJ

Are you doing a number type search? I'd have to look at the page.

It's detailed in the original post.

It's the ticket price drop-down select on this page:
http://www.dreamcargalaxy.com/car-competition.php

It's a jump menu that is populated by a recordset which groups values from the field it's querying so I have no idea why it's not picking up decimal values.

Thank you Ray
NJ

What is not working with it? The list seems to filter properly when I try. What exactly is the problem you are having?

Try selecting either £3.50 or £4.50.
What you get is items whose ticket price is £3.00 and £4.00 respectively. All of the other selections work.

You have done your search with recordset parameters and defined your parameter type as "integer"... it needs to be "floating point number" to allow decimals.

To fix the problem, change the "i" on line 58 to "d"