Hi! My opinion is that you should skip the array step and jump to database implementation - it's a slightly different approach and you'd have to change most of the array code...
Bogdan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >the following code represents an ineloquent way of capturing data from multiple form >fields. currently, i am capturing the data from 4 fields(e.g. ."Choice 1: >".$line1."\n") i could have up to 222 inputs when this is completed. > >what might be a better way of doing this instead of hardcoding 222 different >variables? using and array? i want to be able to send this information as part of >the $bid_information variable. i will eventually write this info. to a database, but >for now, baby steps. > ><? > $name=trim($name); > $employee_id=trim($employee_id); > $month=($month); > $aircraft=($aircraft); > $position=($position); > $bid_position=trim($bid_position); > $revision=trim($revision); > > $line1=trim($line1); > $line2=trim($line2); > $line3=trim($line3); > $line4=trim($line4); > > $contact= "me"; // person to contact for assistance > > $toaddress = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; // the default value > > $fromaddress = "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"; > > $subject = "Online Bidding"; > > $bid_information = "Name: ".$name."\n" // all the information from the >line_bid_sheet form. > ."Employee ID: ".$employee_id."\n" > ."Month: ".$month."\n" > ."Aircraft: ".$aircraft."\n" > ."Position: ".$position."\n" > ."Bid Position: ".$bid_position."\n" > ."Revision: ".$revision."\n\n" > ."Choice 1: ".$line1."\n" > ."Choice 2: ".$line2."\n" > ."Choice 3: ".$line3."\n" > ."Choice 4: ".$line4."\n"; > > mail($toaddress, $subject, $bid_information, $fromaddress); > > >__________________________________________________________________ >Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the >convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
