Picklist and variables

[VisLord]

I'm new to php but lost.
I'm tring to fill a picklist with data from mysql,
however failed miserably.

Going back to square one.

<? echo '<option value="12">Alabama</option>';?>

<? echo '<option value="99">',"$name",'</option>';?>

Why does the first work, and the second does not?
It outputs --- ,"$name",

How do I put the variable int the picklist.

Thanks........
VisLord

[olwen]

Try:

<? echo '<option value="99">'.$name.'</option>';?>

[VisLord]

I knew it was simple... Still learning.
What's the periods mean...
Thanks....

VisLord

[olwen]

The periods are concatenation. You are concatenating the strings (in single quotes) with the variable.

[VisLord]

Fantastic, now I can go back and repair things I sorta got working...

Thanks again....

VisLord

[coopster]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, VisLord.

PHP's manual pages are well-written. You'll find yourself going there quite often to find answers, too. Here are the pages on concatentation:

String Operators [php.net]