Question

can someone tell me how to insert the selected text not the value of a dropdown list (select box) into a mysql database when user hits the button enroll. The code right now inserts the id of the row i am rendering but I need to insert the value. Sorry if I am not that explanatory.. Much help is appreciated. !!!

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$db = &JFactory::getDBO();

$query = "
INSERT INTO
`jos_jquarks_persontraining`
(

course_name,

courseDate,

user_id,
employeeNumber,
department,
name,
timeStamp
)
VALUES
(

'{$courseTitle}',
'{$varcourseDate}',

'{$id}',
'{$username}',
'{$department}',
'{$name}',
'{$acknowledge}',
'{$vardate}'
)";

$db->setQuery($query);

$db->query();

if($db->getErrorNum()) { 
JError::raiseError( 500, $db->stderr()); 
} 

}

?>

 <form name="quiz_info" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; ?>">

<?php

echo JText::_('Please select the date:');

$database= &JFactory::getDBO();

$database->setQuery('SELECT training_id,CONCAT(trainingDate,"-",trainingHour) AS trainingDate FROM training WHERE openSeats > 0');


$result = $database->loadObjectList();



echo '<select name="dateSelectBox">';
foreach ($result as $row) {

echo '<option value="'.$row->training_id.'">'.$row->trainingDate.'</option>';
                        }
echo '</select>';

Answer 1

Just use

echo '<option value="'.$row->trainingDate.'">'.$row->trainingDate.'</option>';

on the third last line, but the whole method looks quite fishy to me.

1. You should really use ID’s of the training dates instead of the dates themselves, it’s better design
2. You are not reducing the number of open seats in the code. Anyway, try designing your DB to include “capacity” column, you can then check for open seats in more consistent way.