It sounds like you're trying to do too many things at once. If you create a form to accept entries, process the entries when the form is submitted. Check each entry and only add ones that don't already exist in the database. After that, if you want to display results, start at the beginning of the array from the submitted form and pull information from the database for each entry - by this point every one of them should have an account and it's just a matter of listing their information... Sorry, rambling a little here... did that all make sense?
-----Original Message----- From: Chad Day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] multi dimensional arrays / radio buttons / mass confusion on my part Ok.. what I have is a database of first names and last names, and some other columns that don't matter here. A form is presented to a user, lets them enter a bunch of names, attributes of the person, etc. After submission, each record is checked against the current database to see if the name currently exists, or names similar to it exist. If so, it gives the option of either: a) entering the new record or b) selecting one of the existing records Example: Enter your names, positions: Joe Schmoe, LW Random Guy, RW (submit button) After DB check for existing users: Found: () Joey Schmoe Click radio button to se this record () Create New Record No matches found for Random Guy, must be a new user. (submit button) My problem is keeping this data consistent form by form, and updating the data when an existing record is selected instead of creating a new one (the existing data needs to go into another table, so I need to grab the user id # of the existing record, etc) Any thoughts on how to approach this? After the first form, should I make a multi-dimensional array, and have the second form update/change the elements of it? I haven't used any PHP arrays in this yet, just been messing with the HTML form array stuff.. Sorry if this is confusing.. if any part needs clarification, please let me know. Thanks, Chad -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php **************************************************************************** This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you very much. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
