RE: [PHP] what am I doing wrong?

Hmm...so using list_serv[] as the name doesn't make it an array? How do I do that? No, there there is no function or script called list_serv[]. I was just attempting to build an array. On Fri, 2 May 2003, Jennifer Goodie wrote: > $_POST['list_serv'] is not an array. Should it be? Are there form elements > in the form that is posting to this script called 'list_serv[]' ? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Amanda McComb [mailto:amccomb@indiana.edu] > > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 12:17 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP] what am I doing wrong? > > > > > > Ok, so I have been trying to create a dynamic database driven form. In > > the form, there is a list of checkboxes that come from a table in the > > database. I can create the list just fine, but when I want to use the > > data in the checkboxes, I keep screwing up. There are a few things that > > need to be done with the data, but right now, so I can figure out what the > > heck I'm doing wrong, all I want to do is submit the form and display the > > values. I keep getting this error: > > > > Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in > > /usr/local/packages/apache-1.3.27/htdocs/amccomb/prodev/customer_form.php > > on line 563 > > > > Why am I so confused about this? > > > > Anyway, here is a snippet of code that is giving me errors. (the form > > itself is soooo long, I don't > > want to post everything). > > > > Join these list servs: > > <?$query = "SELECT * FROM list_serv_t WHERE retired_flag is NULL > > OR > > retired_flag = 0 ORDER BY list_serv_name"; > > $search_results = mysql_query($query) or die("Select Failed!"); ?> > > > > <?while ($search_result = mysql_fetch_array($search_results)) {?> > > <INPUT > > TYPE="checkbox" > > NAME="list_serv[<? echo > > $search_result['list_serv_cd']; ?>]" > > SIZE="20" > > MAXLENGTH="50" > > VALUE="1"><? echo > > $search_result['list_serv_name'] ?> <BR> > > <? > > } > > > > foreach( $_POST['list_serv'] as $list_serv_cd => $quantity) { > > $quantity *= 1; // make it numeric > > if($quantity) { // if one exists > > echo $list_serv_cd; > > } > > } > > > > ?> > > > > > >