Hi, actually, I encountered serialize(), urlencode() AND IT WORKS!!! first you serialize(), then urlencode then urlencode() and unserialize() to get back the original array.
thanks surya --- "Hunter, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try using the $_POST function for getting the > variable... > > echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"oldStatus\" > value=\"$status[]\"></input>"; > $oldStatus = $_POST["oldStatus"]; > > > Thank you, > > Ray Hunter > Firmware Engineer > > ENTERASYS NETWORKS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Surya Saraff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Passing PHP Arrays as type > "hidden" in a HTML Form > > > Dear Ray, > > when I try > echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"oldStatus\" > value=\"$status[]></input>"; > > > I get: > Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or > `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' > > > And when I remove [], and in the next page I do > $oldStatus = $HTTP_POST_VARS["oldStatus"]; > echo $oldStatus[1]; //i get "r" > > Sorry, to bother you again. But, if u have any > other suggestions please let > me know > > thanks > surya > > --- "Hunter, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do it like this: > > > > $status = array( 0, 1 ) > > > > echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"oldStatus\" > > value=\"$status[]></input>"; > > > > Then access the array through the name... > oldStatus > > here... > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Ray Hunter > > Firmware Engineer > > > > ENTERASYS NETWORKS > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Surya Saraff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:07 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Passing PHP Arrays as type > > "hidden" in a HTML Form > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I had tried it, it doesnt work. > > in t1.php: > > > > echo $a; //give me "Array" > > echo $a[1] //gives me "A" > > echo $a[2] //gives me "r" and so on... > > > > $a just gets the value "Array", but not the > > elements. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > thanks, > > surya > > > > > > --- "Hunter, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes that is possible... > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Ray Hunter > > > Firmware Engineer > > > > > > ENTERASYS NETWORKS > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Surya Saraff > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:48 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [PHP-DEV] Passing PHP Arrays as type > > > "hidden" in a HTML Form > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to pass an array with hidden type > and > > > access it by value. > > > > > > for eg: > > > > > > IN t.php > > > > > > <?php > > > $a = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5); > > > print ("<form action =\"t1.php\" method = post > > > >"); > > > print("<input type = hidden name =\"_a\" value > > =$a > > > >"); > > > print("<input type =submit value=submit>"); > > > print("</form>"); > > > ?> > > > > > > IN t1.php (the page i am calling) > > > > > > <?php > > > $a = $HTTP_POST_VARS["_a"]; > > > echo $a[1]; //i want "2" to be printed here, > > since > > > $a[0]=1, $a[1] =2 --- is it possible? > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions as to how can I pass the value > of > > > the > > > array through an HTML form, would be a great > help! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Surya > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > > > email! > > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Development Mailing List > <http://www.php.net/> > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > > email! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > email! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php