pre-populating a php form

[paulotorres]

<h1>Consultar Paciente</h1>

<?php
if(empty($_POST)=== true) {
$sql = "SELECT `nome_paciente` FROM `pacientes`";
$resultado = mysql_query($sql);
print " Nome do Paciente:";
print "<select name='nome'>";
while ($row= mysql_fetch_array($resultado)){
print "<option value='". $row['nome_paciente']. "'>" .$row['nome_paciente']."</option>";
}
echo "</select>";

}
else
{
while ($row= mysql_fetch_array($resultado)){
print "<option value='". $row['nome_paciente']. "'>" .$row['nome_paciente']."</option>";
}
print "</select>";


}

?>
<form action="" method="post">
<ul>
<li> <input type="submit" value="Seleccionar" /></li>
<li><br />
</ul>
</form>
<?php
print_r( $_POST['nome']);

?>

The command print_r($_POST['nome']); doesn´t print anything. Why is that. It should print the value selected but i get nothing.

i´d like some help please...

Best Regards,
Paulo Torres

[simplypixie]

Because your form element being generated by your PHP isn't inside your form.

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<h1>Consultar Paciente</h1>
<form action="" method="post">
<?php
if(!isset($_POST)) {
$sql = "SELECT `nome_paciente` FROM `pacientes`";
$resultado = mysql_query($sql);
echo " Nome do Paciente:";
echo "<select name='nome'>";
while ($row= mysql_fetch_array($resultado)){
echo "<option value='". $row['nome_paciente']. "'>" .$row['nome_paciente']."</option>";
}
echo "</select>";

}
else
{
while ($row= mysql_fetch_array($resultado)){
echo "<option value='". $row['nome_paciente']. "'>" .$row['nome_paciente']."</option>";
}
echo "</select>";


}

?>
<ul>
<li> <input type="submit" value="Seleccionar" /></li>
<li><br />
</ul>
</form>
<?php
print_r( $_POST['nome']);

?>