[Zope] Setting SELECTED in select box

[Gitte Wange]

Well I think you are right - this could be the problem.

But then  - how do I make the test to see if they are identical ?
fileid proparly is a string and id is an int ... can I convert one of them - 
if so, how?

Gitte

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 15:59, Laurie Nason wrote:
> Have you tried checking to see if one of your 27's is a string and one is a
> number? I seem to remember that I had this problem before, if I find it I
> will let you know
>
> BTW - you could make the Selected a little snazzier by doing the
> following.... saves on a few if statements
>
> SELECT NAME="fileid" SIZE="1">
> 	<OPTION VALUE="0">-- Select mediafile --</OPTION>
> 	<dtml-in sqlGetMediafiles>
> 	    <dtml-if fileid>
> 		<OPTION VALUE="<dtml-var id>"
> 			<dtml-if expr="fileid == id">SELECTED></dtml-if>>
> 				<dtml-var filename></OPTION>
> 	    </dtml-if>
> 	</dtml-in>
> </SELECT>
>
> HTH Laurie
>
> On Tuesday 08 May 2001 08:45, Gitte Wange wrote:
> > No no ...
> > It insert the correct id ... I can see that in the html-source ...
> > so that's not the problem.
> >
> > What makes me wonder is that even though there is an id=27 and a
> > fileid=27 it does set this as SELECTED ... why ?
> >
> > Gitte
> >
> > On Tuesday 08 May 2001 15:39, you wrote:
> > > Hi Gitte,
> > >
> > > bad idea to use "id" for this, you are probably running into
> > > a namespace-problem.
> > >
> > > To check this, just give out the content of "id" with
> > > <dtml-var id>
> > >
> > > id is probably the id of your document or folder.
> > > Try to find an other identifier which is not used by zope itself.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Tino Wildenhain
> > >
> > > --On Dienstag, 8. Mai 2001 14:48 +0200 Gitte Wange
> > > <gitte@mmmanager.org>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I have run into this weird problem:
> > > > I am trying to set an option in a select box SELECTED in the id of
> > > > the option  is the same as the value of the select box.
> > > > The code looks like this:
> > > >   <SELECT NAME="fileid" SIZE="1">
> > > >    <OPTION VALUE="0">-- Select mediafile --</OPTION>
> > > >   <dtml-in sqlGetMediafiles>
> > > >   <dtml-if fileid>
> > > >    <dtml-if expr="fileid == id">
> > > >    <OPTION VALUE="<dtml-var id>" SELECTED><dtml-var
> > > > filename></OPTION> <dtml-else>
> > > >    <OPTION VALUE="<dtml-var id>"><dtml-var filename></OPTION>
> > > >    </dtml-if>
> > > >   <dtml-else>
> > > >    <OPTION VALUE="<dtml-var id>"><dtml-var filename></OPTION>
> > > >   </dtml-if>
> > > >   </dtml-in>
> > > >   </SELECT>
> > > >
> > > > Now when I have selected a file, I can see that the fileid variable
> > > > is set. Well then the select box should select the file that has that
> > > > id right?
> > > >
> > > > But it doesn't - it doesn't select anything.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone help me?
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > --
> > > > ************************
> > > > Gitte Wange Jensen
> > > >
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> > > > MMManager Aps
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