[AWS] Default values in drop-down using template parser

[Alejandro R. Mosteo]

Alejandro R. Mosteo wrote:
> Björn Lundin wrote:
> 
>> Hi!
>> I'm using (or actually a colleuge of mine) AWS 1.4 on Aix
>> to develop some kind of web-application (not done yet, but when so
>> I'll notify Pascal, and tell him AWS works on Aix 4.3.3 and Aix 5.2)
>>
>> We use the template parser, and return a page with a drop-down list in 
>> it,
>> The user is supposed to select a value from the list, and do some 
>> action (post or get) to the server. Then the same page is returned to 
>> the user, but this time, we want to set the value selected from the 
>> drop-down last time, as the default value. The value we picked last 
>> time is saved via the session object.
>>
>> So what I look for, is some example code to set a default value to a 
>> drop down list using the template parser.
> 
> 
> I can't provide details right now, but the default in a drop-down is 
> marked using "selected" after the option. So, assuming you're using a 
> @@TABLE@@ to enumerate the options in the drop-down, you can add a 
> variable after the option, which will have "" for unselected options and 
> "selected" for the one selected.

Supposing you have a static set of options in the drop-down, and you're 
not using a @@TABLE@@ for these, you can use this direct approach:

http://deepsix.homeip.net/svn/Adagio%20head/src/html/config.html

(look for the "selected" word).

Otherwise the strategy I outline in my other mail should work.

Kind regards,

A. Mosteo.