Re: Multiple Select Stuff

Hi, If you use php4, use the array_flip() or in_array() functions. They're actually in the manual. Ciao, Andreas John Coggeshall wrote: > > You've got the right idea, and yes the select box is multiple-select. I was > just hoping there was a way to format the array so that, at LEAST, it was > the KEY that was set in the array (and not the value) so that.... > > instead of (for a multiple-select box): > > array(0=>"abc", > 1=>"def"); > > It would be: > > array("def"=>1, > "abc"=>0); > > That way, I could save myself the trouble of trying to loop through the > array looking for a match, instead I could just do a > if(isset($array['myselect']['def'])) > > Do you see what I mean? > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joe Conway [mailto:jconway2@home.com] > > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 1:17 AM > > To: John Coggeshall > > Cc: php general > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Multiple Select Stuff > > > > > > >> Okay, Say you having something like... > > >> > > >> <SELECT NAME="myselect[]" MULTIPLE> > > >> <OPTION VALUE="abc">ABC</OPTION> > > >> <OPTION VALUE="def">DEF</OPTION> > > >> <OPTION VALUE="ghi">GHI</OPTION> > > >> </SELECT> > > >> > > >> My problem is I'd like PHP to select certain options in the > > list that the > > >> user selected perviously. Does that make sense? > > >> > > >> Any suggestions? > > > > > > I'm not sure if I understand what you're trying to accomplish, > > but I'll take a stab at it. Your last statement makes it sound > > like you want the previously selected value in a list of values > > to be pre-selected. In that case, here's an example. It assumes > > that the last selected value of $prod_sn is already known. > > > > print("<TD width=\"25%\"><SELECT NAME=\"prod_sn\" > > style=\"width:95%\">\n"); > > $sql = "select distinct product_sn from c_hdr"; > > $rs = pg_exec($conn,$sql); > > $numrecs = pg_numrows($rs); > > for ($row = 0; $row < $numrecs; $row++) { > > if (pg_result($rs,$row,0) != $prod_sn) { > > print("<OPTION VALUE=\"" . pg_result($rs,$row,0) . > > "\">"); > > } else { > > print("<OPTION VALUE=\"" . pg_result($rs,$row,0) . "\" > > SELECTED>"); > > } > > print(pg_result($rs,$row,0) . "</OPTION>\n"); > > }; > > if (pg_numrows($rs) == 0) { > > print("<OPTION>No matches found</OPTION>\n"); > > } > > pg_freeresult($rs); > > print("</SELECT></TD>\n"); > > > > > > I think if you add MULTIPLE to the <SELECT> tag (i.e. <SELECT > > NAME="prod_sn" style="width:95%" MULTIPLE>) and if $prod_sn were > > an array of previously selected values, you could modify the > > above to acheive your desired result (i.e. loop through all of > > the $prod_sn[] values when testing for a match). > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Joe > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net