Posted by Benjamin Niemann on 07/05/06 14:43

shikha810@gmail.com wrote:

> data in select is coming from a query and its possible that there are
> no records in the selection.

The purpose of a SELECT element is - as the name suggests - to select an
option. If there are no options, the SELECT element is pointless and just
confusing. And as Yukka pointed out, it is not allowed in HTML.

> this is strange that you are finding it difficult to imagine such a
> scenario.

The scenario isn't difficult to imagine. But it is strange, if you don't
think that there is something wrong with the 'solution' of an empty SELECT
element.

> anyways, my problem is solved.

I hope by omitting the SELECT completely, if there are not options to choose
from.

P.S.: Please quote the relevant parts of the message you are replying to.

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