Name the form element without the brackets ... just "whatdo" instead of
"whatdo[]". When $whatdo[] makes it to your formhandler, it's an array.
(You _could_ access $whatdo[0] ... but that may or may not be more
confusing.)
~Chris /"\
\ / September 11, 2001
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Lara J. Fabans wrote:
> Just an addendum, I changed it from radio buttons to a pop up menu
>
> <p>
> <select name="whatdo[]" id="whatdo">
> <option value="load" selected>Load</option>
> <option value="delete">Delete</option>
> <option value="change">Change Category</option>
> </select>
> </p>
>
>
> Again, if I print_r (HTTP_POST_VARS), I can see the Array ( [whatdo] =>
> Array ( [0] => load [1] => delete), [other
> stuff]....)
> but I cannot access it. I'm doing the same exact syntax for the image
> name="image[]" which works perfectly.
>
> I can find nothing on this in the documentation or any of the other
> wonderful books & websites out there.
> Please, what am I doing wrong in trying to access the HTTP_POST_VARS?
>
> Thanks,
> Lara
>
>
> At 08:36 AM 11/10/2001 -0800, Lara J. Fabans wrote:
> >My bad for typing it in from memory. I'd retyped it in a few times, so I
> >thought i had it perfect. Here's the exact code:
> >
> >print_r ($HTTP_POSTVARS); // yeilds the array that I pasted down below
> >if ($flag=="process")
> >{
> >$whatdo = $HTTP_POSTVARS['whatdo'];
> >print_r($what_do); // blank
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >
> > for ($x=0;$x<=$row;$x++)
> > {
> >
> > $whatdox = $whatdo[$x];
> >print $whatdox; // blank
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >//loop start
> > <tr>
> > <td nowrap>
> > <p>
> > <input type="radio" name="whatdo[<?php print $row?>]" value="load"
> >checked>
> > Load<br>
> > <input type="radio" name="whatdo[<?php print $row?>]"
> >value="delete">
> > Delete<br>
> > <input type="radio" name="whatdo[<?php print $row?>]"
> >value="change">
> > Change Category</p>
> > </td>
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >
> >---------------------
> >Lara J. Fabans
> >Lodestone Software, Inc
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > > At 09:41 AM 10/11/01, Lara J. Fabans wrote:
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I'm having some difficulties accessing HTTP_POST_VARS
> > > >
> > > >The original form has a table where each row has a set of 3 radio
> > > >buttons name="whatdo<?php print $x?>[]" where $x is the row counter.
> > > >(I'm using PHP to pull info into a table, then the user manipulates
> > > >the info, and it places the info into 2 other tables depending upon what
> > > >the choice is for the 3 radio buttons).
> > > >
> > > >So, on submit, it reloads the page, and I pull in all of the areas. All
> > > >work except the radio buttons.
> > > >
> > > >I've tried:
> > > >$submitted_vars = $HTTP_POST_VARS;
> > > >$whatdo = $submitted_vars[whatdo];
> > > >---
> > > >and
> > > >$whatdo = $HTTP_POST_VARS["whatdo"];
> > > >--
> > > >
> > > >but when I do a print_r($whatdo)
> > > >it's blank
> > > >
> > > >When I do a
> > > >print_r($HTTP_POST_VARS)
> > > >I get
> > > >Array ( [whatdo] => Array ( [0] => load [1] => delete), [other
> >stuff]....)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >What am I doing wrong :-) How do I access this data? It's so
> >frustrating
> > > >since all the rest of the postvars are working, and I can see that the
> > > >data's there in the HTTP_POST_VARS....I just can't get to it. (pun not
> > > >intended)
>
> ---------------------
> Lara J. Fabans
> Lodestone Software, Inc
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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