How to display the retrive data in select drop down list

[sumanta panda]

Dear Sir/Madam,
The DATA IS SUCCESFULLY RETRIVE FROM data.txt (data.txt contains: Sumanta,Harish,Jiban).Sir my doubt is i want to display the same data in
select drop list.Could you please help me how to write it.

Please look my code mentioned in the below.


<tr>
<td>Subject of Issue
<select name="selName">
<option value="" selected>---Select the Issue---</option>

<%
try{
String theBR;
String txtValue = "";
File fin=new File("C:/TestData/data.txt");
FileReader fr=new FileReader(fin);
BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(fr);
theBR=br.readLine();
String[] theSplit=theBR.split(",");
for(int i=0;i<theSplit.length;i++)
out.write(" - "+theSplit[i]);
}catch(Exception Ex){
System.out.println("exception in getting connection"+Ex.getMessage());
}
%>


</select>


Thanks and Regards,
Sumanta Panda
[ November 25, 2008: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[sumanta panda]

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am getting stuck to resolve this problem.Kindly give me some idea or rectify my code.

Thanks a lot in Advance.

[sudipto shekhar]

Please use the code UBB while posting your codes. It will be very helpful of you.

[sumanta panda]

Dear Sudipt Sir,
What is code UBB ?

Regards
Sumanta Panda

[sudipto shekhar]

When you type a message immediately below you will see "Instant Graemlins" and by it's right side you see "Instant UBB Code".In the Instant..... section you see a button labelled 'CODE'.
Paste your code between the

  Your code here.......    

. It will format your code, making it easy to read.

And the name is SUDIPTO.
Thank you.

[sumanta panda]

Dear Sudipto Sir,
Thanks a lot for your quick response.This issue is resolved.

Regards
Sumanta Panda

[sudipto shekhar]

You are welcome!

[Soumik Basu]

 

<tr>
<td>Subject of Issue 
<select name="selName">
 

<%
try{
String theBR;
String txtValue = "";
File fin=new File("C:/TestData/data.txt");
FileReader fr=new FileReader(fin);
BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(fr);
theBR=br.readLine();
String[] theSplit=theBR.split(",");
for(int i=0;i<theSplit.length;i++)
{
%>
<option value="<%=theSplit[i]%>" selected><%=theSplit[i]%></option>
<%
out.write(" - "+theSplit[i]); 
}
}catch(Exception Ex){
System.out.println("exception in getting connection"+Ex.getMessage()); 
}
%>
 

</select> 
 

try this code...I think it should work.

[sumanta panda]

Dear Soumik Basu,
Thanks a lot Soumik.

Regards
Sumanta