Re: checkboxes

Well.. i just got done doing something like what you are trying to accomplish... you will need to name your check boxes like so : name="completed[]" when the form is submitted, I use something like this and shove it into a field in the database: if($_POST['completed'] <> NULL) { // This makes one string of all the check boxes $completed_separated = implode(":", $_POST['completed']); } else { $comma_separated = NULL; } anyhow... use explode to get thte values out... not sure how you are using this... but i made each check box equal to a value when checked i.e. 23, 34 so, not sure if this is the right way to do it, but i find it to be a pretty simple solution for my uses. cheers On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:47:11 -0500, Hutchins, Richard <Richard.Hutchins@getingeusa.com> wrote: > You can't just echo out an array. You have to either use print_r() or > iterate over it with a while or for...next loop. But if you just want to see > what's in the array, print_r() it. > > As to why it doesn't bring over the other checkboxes... > > If you have (pseudocode) > <html> > <form name="myform" method="post" action="myupdate.php"> > <input type="checkbox" name="completed[]" > value="value1">&nbsp;Checkbox 1 > <input type="checkbox" name="completed[]" > value="value2">&nbsp;Checkbox 2 > <input type="checkbox" name="completed[]" > value="value3">&nbsp;Checkbox 3 > </form> > </html> > > And you check the first two checkboxes, then the resulting array will be > (pseudocode again): > completed(value1,value2) > > And from there, you just access the array contents as you would with any > other multidimensional array. > > If you don't check anything on the page, then the array will be empty and, I > think, won't even be sent in the $_POST array. I'm sure somebody will > correct me there if my memory has failed me. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Hoffman [mailto:choffman@eclimb.net] > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 4:32 PM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Cc: Richard Hutchins > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] checkboxes > > I've tried that and it still doesn't bring over the other checkboxes > that have been checked. Plus when I echo it out I get > Array instead of the variable name. > > On Jan 21, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Hutchins, Richard wrote: > > > Probably all you need to do is name your checkboxes as an array thusly: > > > > name="completed[]" > > > > Then you can access the array on your update page and do whatever you > > wish > > with it. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Rich > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Craig Hoffman [mailto:choffman@eclimb.net] > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 4:03 PM > > To: php-db@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-DB] checkboxes > > > > > > I have a form that display's a checkbox if the value is NULL. The form > > is in a do... while loop, so the user may check multiple checkboxes. > > I am trying to pass the variable of each checkboxes to an update > > statement in MySQL. THe problem is I am only getting one of the > > checkboxes, even if all of them are checked. Here is my code block, > > any help would be great. - Craig > > > > //From form page > > <form> > > <input type='checkbox' name='completed' value='Done' > > > > > </form> > > > > //MySQL Update Page > > $email = $_POST['email'] == $route; > > $completed = $_POST["completed"] == $route; > > $route_name = trim($_POST["route_name"]) == $route; > > $user_id = $_POST['user_id'] == $route; > > $id = $_POST['id'] == $route; > > > > $route = array(id => "$_POST[id]", completed => > > "$_POST[completed]", > > route_name => "$_POST[route_name]", user_id => > > "$_POST[user_id]"); > > > > foreach ($route as $key => $values) { > > echo("<br />"); > > echo $values; > > //MySQL Update statement will go here. > > } > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >