Posted by Alan M Dunsmuir on 01/02/08 06:50

Michael Fesser wrote:
>
> If these records are identified by a number for example, assign them to
> the 'value' attribute of your select options:
>
> <select name="foo">
> <option value="1">first name</option>
> <option value="2">second name</option>
> ...
> </select>
>
I'm still missing the point here, I think.

If a user selects 'John Smith', and I know that that is the record with
value '37', how does that help me to access, say, his address and
date-of-birth without going back to the database?

Are you implying that I have to?

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