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Re: @SELECT - cannot select first item drop down list

pbowyer — Jul 23, 2007, 01:00 PM

Thanks! It seemed bizarre to add it onto the SQL query when all I wanted was it in the HTML, but it works

Regarding the prefix, the MODx docs on this site still say {PREFIX} which didn’t work hence the hard-coding. I’m glad to know what does work now, as I didnt’ like fixing it! Are the docs on this site dying (need documentation editors?)

Re: @SELECT - cannot select first item drop down list

sirlancelot — Jul 23, 2007, 12:47 PM

Change your query code to look like this:

@SELECT 'Make a Selection' AS pagetitle, '-' AS id UNION SELECT pagetitle,id FROM modx_site_content WHERE parent=20

Also, I recommend changing the hardcoded [tt]modx_[/tt] to [tt][+PREFIX+][/tt] like so:

@SELECT 'Make a Selection' AS pagetitle, '-' AS id UNION SELECT pagetitle,id FROM [+PREFIX+]site_content WHERE parent=20

That way, you can change your prefix in the future without trouble

You also might want to update your TV’s "Default Value" to "[tt]-[/tt]" (without the quotes) so your TV Content Values table doesn’t get cluttered.

Enjoy!

@SELECT - cannot select first item drop down list

pbowyer — Jul 23, 2007, 05:53 AM

Hi,

I use a number of drop down list menu TVs in my MODx site. Much of the data is obtained using @SELECT.

@SELECT pagetitle,id FROM modx_site_content WHERE parent=20

My problem is it’s impossible to select (and save) the value of the first item in the drop down box, unless the user selects the 2nd item from the drop-down and then selects the 1st item.

Is there a way to get it to insert a blank-valued "Select an Option" line inserted as the default choice, so this problem doesn’t happen?