I've almost got this to work, with a drop down list,

AmyR9 · Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 79

I've almost got the drop down list to work, but can't get the other states to show up.
Only Alabama shows up in the list, but the other states dont seem to show up. I keep trying and trying, and can't get anything but Alabama to show up in the list. The reason I put in state for the select name is because they are states. Is that correct on what they mean about what they want you to put in? I'm still really confused on all this.
I feel like I'm beginning to just forget everything I've learned about html and designing websites. Ever since I found out about CSS. It just keeps getting me even more confused with everything I'm doing.
<select name="state">
<option value="Alabama">Alabama</option>
<option value="Alaska">Alaska</option>
<option value="Arizona">Arizona</option>
<option value="Arkansas">Arkansas</option>
<option value="California">California</option>
<option value="Colorado">Colorado</option>
<option value="Connecticut">Connecticut</option>
<option value="Delaware">Delaware</option>
<option value="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</option>
<option value="Florida">Florida</option>
<option value="Georgia">Georgia</option>
<option value="Hawaii">Hawaii</option>
<option value="Idaho">Idaho</option>
<option value="Illinois">Illinois</option>
<option value="Indiana">Indiana</option>
<option value="Iowa">Iowa</option>
<option value="Kansas">Kansas</option>
<option value="Kentucky">Kentucky</option>
<option value="Louisiana">Louisiana</option>
<option value="Maine">Maine</option>
<option value="Maryland">Maryland</option>
<option value="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</option>
<option value="Michigan">Michigan</option>
<option value="Minnesota">Minnesota</option>
<option value="Mississippi">Mississippi</option>
<option value="Missouri">Missouri</option>
<option value="Montana">Montana</option>
<option value="Nebraska">Nebraska</option>
<option value="Nevada">Nevada</option>
<option value="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</option>
<option value="New Jersey">New Jersey</option>
<option value="New Mexico">New Mexico</option>
<option value="New York">New York</option>
<option value="North Carolina">North Carolina</option>
<option value="North Dakota">North Dakota</option>
<option value="Ohio">Ohio</option>
<option value="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</option>
<option value="Oregon">Oregon</option>
<option value="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</option>
<option value="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</option>
<option value="South Carolina">South Carolina</option>
<option value="South Dakota">South Dakota</option>
<option value="Tennessee">Tennessee</option>
<option value="Texas">Texas</option>
<option value="Utah">Utah</option>
<option value="Vermont">Vermont</option>
<option value="Virginia">Virginia</option>
<option value="Washington">Washington</option>
<option value="West Virginia">West Virginia</option>
<option value="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</option>
<option value="Wyoming">Wyoming</option>
</select>

Corey Bryant

Straystudio · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Location: Nord Italy

adding selected="selected" makes any option able to show up as the default option in the list.

<option value="California" selected="selected">California</option>

The option displaying on starting, by default is the first of the list; unless selected is used elsewhere.
There, You my place an option alike, with no value too:

<option value="">choose a State</option>

SELECT may as well get SIZE Attribute to have more ones and all the option displaying already:

<select name="state" size="11">

if so, it works out different than a single-field drop-down menù.

AmyR9 · Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 79

I don't think I have Active X in Netscape. Sorry, if I'm confused about what you are trying to ask.

I'm trying to follow examples I've seen on other sites with the way to get the list in a drop down list.
Some sites I see they put the
Opening tag
<option>
and closing tag </option>
And the states you want to show up in the list in the middle of the opening and closing tag
<option>Florida</option>
<option>Texas</option>
and so on.
Then some I see don't even put the closing tag. I don't understand why that is. I thought anything you want to show up on your site, you need to put the stuff in the middle of the opening and closing tags.
Like the text, pictures, everything.
Like I know in the tables in each cell we put
<td>pictures, text anything</td>
Sorry, if I'm confusing you all on my questions at the moment. I'm trying the best I can.
I've been making websites for years, at least since 1996.
I've done tables, frames, all that. The first time I'm trying to do a drop down list. So, I'm not quite sure on the correct codes for that.
I also just tried editing my list again, and it erased all the tags away this time. Took the <select>
and all the <option>
</option>
</select>
tags away. Now it just lists the states in a paragraph with none of the tags on the page anymore. So, now there is no drop down list.

AmyR9 · Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 79

Ok, I got the tags back, but now only Wyomning is there.
I'm not sure what I've got wrong. I've added selected="selected" to every line. I'm still not quite sure what I'm not understanding on this.
<select>
<option value="Alabama" selected="selected">Alabama
</option>
<option value="Alaska" selected="selected">Alaska
</option>
<option value="Arizona" selected="selected">Arizona
</option>
<option value="Arkansas" selected="selected">Arkansas
</option>
<option value="California" selected="selected">California
</option>
<option value="Colorado" selected="selected">Colorado
</option>
<option value="Connecticut" selected="selected">Connecticut
</option>
<option value="Delaware" selected="selected">Delaware
</option>
<option value="District of Columbia" selected="selected">District of
Columbia
</option>
<option value="Florida" selected="selected">Florida
</option>
<option value="Georgia" selected="selected">Georgia
</option>
<option value="Hawaii" selected="selected">Hawaii
</option>
<option value="Idaho" selected="selected">Idaho
</option>
<option value="Illinois" selected="selected">Illinois
</option>
<option value="Indiana" selected="selected">Indiana
</option>
<option value="Iowa" selected="selected">Iowa
</option>
<option value="Kansas" selected="selected">Kansas
</option>
<option value="Kentucky" selected="selected">Kentucky
</option>
<option value="Louisiana" selected="selected">Louisiana
</option>
<option value="Maine" selected="selected">Maine
</option>
<option value="Maryland" selected="selected">Maryland
</option>
<option value="Massachusetts" selected="selected">Massachusetts
</option>
<option value="Michigan" selected="selected">Michigan
</option>
<option value="Minnesota" selected="selected">Minnesota
</option>
<option value="Mississippi" selected="selected">Mississippi
</option>
<option value="Missouri" selected="selected">Missouri
</option>
<option value="Montana" selected="selected">Montana
</option>
<option value="Nebraska" selected="selected">Nebraska
</option>
<option value="Nevada" selected="selected">Nevada
</option>
<option value="New Hampshire" selected="selected">New Hampshire
</option>
<option value="New Jersey" selected="selected">New Jersey
</option>
<option value="New Mexico" selected="selected">New Mexico
</option>
<option value="New York" selected="selected">New York
</option>
<option value="North Carolina" selected="selected">North Carolina
</option>
<option value="North Dakota" selected="selected">North Dakota
</option>
<option value="Ohio" selected="selected">Ohio
</option>
<option value="Oklahoma" selected="selected">Oklahoma
</option>
<option value="Oregon" selected="selected">Oregon
</option>
<option value="Pennsylvania" selected="selected">Pennsylvania
</option>
<option value="Rhode Island" selected="selected">Rhode Island
</option>
<option value="South Carolina" selected="selected">South Carolina
</option>
<option value="South Dakota" selected="selected">South Dakota
</option>
<option value="Tennessee" selected="selected">Tennessee
</option>
<option value="Texas" selected="selected">Texas
</option>
<option value="Utah" selected="selected">Utah
</option>
<option value="Vermont" selected="selected">Vermont
</option>
<option value="Virginia" selected="selected">Virginia
</option>
<option value="Washington" selected="selected">Washington
</option>
<option value="West Virginia" selected="selected">West Virginia
</option>
<option value="Wisconsin" selected="selected">Wisconsin
</option>
<option value="Wyoming" selected="selected">Wyoming
</option>
</select>

Straystudio · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 261 Location: Nord Italy

AmyR9 · Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 79

I've gone to Tools and I don't have an options listed at all.
The only things I have under Tools is Search, Cookie Manager, Popup Manager, Form Manager, Password Manager,Download Manager, and Web Development.

Here is the code I've got it sort of back. Showing just Wyoming, and none of the states will show up in the list. Is there a different way you can possibly please try to explain it to me?
<select>
<option>Alabama</option>
<option>Alaska</option>
<option>Arizona</option>
<option>Arkansas</option>
<option>California</option>
<option>Colorado</option>
<option>Connecticut</option>
<option>Delaware</option>
<option>District Of Columbia</option>
<option>Florida</option>
<option>Georgia</option>
<option>Hawaii</option>
<option>Idaho</option>
<option>Illinois</option>
<option>Indiana</option>
<option>Iowa</option>
<option>Kansas</option>
<option>Kentucky</option>
<option>Louisiana</option>
<option>Maine</option>
<option>Maryland</option>
<option>Massachusetts</option>
<option>Michigan</option>
<option>Minnesota</option>
<option>Mississippi</option>
<option>Missouri</option>
<option>Montana</option>
<option>Nebraska</option>
<option>Nevada</option>
<option>New Hampshire</option>
<option>New Jersey</option>
<option>New Mexico</option>
<option>New York</option>
<option>North Carolina</option>
<option>North Dakota</option>
<option>Ohio</option>
<option>Oklahoma</option>
<option>Oregon</option>
<option>Pennsylvania</option>
<option>Rhode Island</option>
<option>South Carolina</option>
<option>South Dakota</option>
<option>Tennessee</option>
<option>Texas</option>
<option>Utah</option>
<option>Vermont</option>
<option>Virginia</option>
<option>Washington</option>
<option>West Virginia</option>
<option>Wisconsin</option>
<option selected="yes">Wyoming</option>
</select>

I found this codes over here, and started trying to follow the examples they had http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/htmlselect.php But not sure exactly what I'm doing wrong.
Thank you very much too for all the help you all are giving me with things.