# Displaying values in a list/menu edit format

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-values-in-a-list-menu-edit-format/295897>\
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**Created:** [September 7, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-values-in-a-list-menu-edit-format/295897 "2009-09-07T06:35:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasonhardwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jasonhardwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonhardwick)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-values-in-a-list-menu-edit-format/295897/1 "2009-09-07T06:35:12Z")

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I have an edit page that has a list/menu on it. I need that list/menu to access the database and have the proper value initially selected. here is the base of my list/menu.

Thanks

```php

<select name="d_1" size="1" id="d_1">
                      <option value="1">On</option>
                      <option value="0">Off</option>
                                                                </select>

```

in my database there is a 0 so i need it to default to the “Off” value