Re: Stumped...

How would I serialise it? I can make the numbers into an array, but if I echo the array itself, I'd get "Array" and I need the number in the db, not the word... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)" <phplists@hitcho.com.au> To: "'Stephen'" <webmaster@melchior.us> Cc: "'PHP List'" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Stumped... : What you can do it simply get the data and create an array serialise the : array and sent it to : the database ... the issue that arises from this is that you can't : select if that record has : 45 and 786 etc etc : : The other option you have is to create a table then a second table that : has entries that show : you which numbers it has: : : Table 1: : : Code : Name : etc : : Table 2: : : Code : Number : : You will end up with multiple numbers listed in table 2 but you can then : easily find everyone with number 45. : : : : Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) : Open Platform Consulting : e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au : : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] : > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 12:00 PM : > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) : > Cc: PHP List : > Subject: Re: [PHP] Stumped... : > : > : > I will later select them and display them to be edited, but : > other then that, not really... : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)" <phplists@hitcho.com.au> : > To: "'Stephen'" <webmaster@melchior.us>; "'PHP List'" : > <php-general@lists.php.net> : > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:58 PM : > Subject: RE: [PHP] Stumped... : > : > : > : Do you require searching of this data eg... select via : > these numbers or : > : not?? : > : : > : : > : Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) : > : Open Platform Consulting : > : e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au : > : : > : : > : -----Original Message----- : > : From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] : > : Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 11:56 AM : > : To: PHP List : > : Subject: [PHP] Stumped... : > : : > : : > : Sorry for so many questions but this should be the last one : > for a while. : > : : > : I have a form that I want to insert into a MySQL table. This form is : > : based on how many entries a user wants to enter. For example, a user : > : wants to type in 12 names, so 12 form fields appear. Or : > they want 50, 50 : > : appear. What I want to do is store them all into a database, but for : > : one, I can't quit figure out how I can insert them, and : > second, even if : > : I did know how, I couldn't possibly make enough tables : > unless I made 999 : > : since I put the char limit to 3 digits. How could I work : > this keeping in : > : mine any number between 1 and 999 could be entered and : > without making : > : 999 tables? : > : : > : Thanks, : > : Stephen Craton : > : http://www.melchior.us : > : : > : "What's the point in appearance if your true love, doesn't : > care about : > : it?" -- http://www.melchior.us : > : : > : : > : : > : > : : :