RE: [PHP] Access name of variable in $_POST array

Hello Dan, First off I am sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I had a weekend and was not checking my work email The reason that I want both the name of the variable and the value of the variable is because what I need to do is create a text file that another program I am integrating with is already designed to work with. If I am not putting the field names in the file along with the data this other program ignores the file I am creating. What I need as an output is something that looks similar to: FirstName : Eric LastName : Lommatsch The point of the script that I am writing is that I want it to be capable of handling several different PDF forms. Thank you Eric H. Lommatsch Programmer 360 Business 2087 South Grant Street Denver, CO 80210 Tel 303-777-8939 Fax 303-778-0378 ericl@360b.com -----Original Message----- From: Dan Parry [mailto:dan@virtuawebtech.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 6:26 PM To: 'Daniel Brown'; 'Stut' Cc: Eric Lommatsch; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] Access name of variable in $_POST array > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Brown [mailto:parasane@gmail.com] > Sent: 21 September 2007 23:27 > To: Stut > Cc: Eric Lommatsch; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Access name of variable in $_POST array > > On 9/21/07, Stut <stuttle@gmail.com> wrote: > > Please include the list when replying. > > > > Eric Lommatsch wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Stut [mailto:stuttle@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:09 PM > > > To: Eric Lommatsch > > > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Access name of variable in $_POST array > > > > > > Eric Lommatsch wrote: > > >> I am writing a PHP script that is going to accept variables that > are > > >> passed from a PDF form and should write both the name of the > variable > > >> and its value to a text file. > > >> > > >> > > >> I can get the value that I want to retrieve with out problem. > However, > > >> even though I have searched through the PHP.net site and googled > this > > >> as well I have not yet been able to find the syntax that I need > > >> to > get > > >> the names of the variables in the $_Post array. > > >> > > >> Can someone point me to the place in the PHP manual where I can > find > > >> the syntax to get the name of a variable in the $_POST array? > > > > > > http://php.net/array_keys > > > > > > As in... > > > > > > $varnames = array_keys($_POST); > > > > > > -Stut > > > > > > -- > > > http://stut.net/ > > > > > > Hello Stut, > > > > > > That is not exactly what I am looking for. If I try using that in > My PHP > > > script what I get as a result of that is repeatedly the Phrase > "Post Array" > > > when I check the values there. The PDF form that is posting to the > PHP script > > > is passing variable names like "Employer_name" or > > > "Employee_Name". > I am > > > hoping to get those variable names. > > > > Put this line at the top of the script that the form posts to... > > > > print '<pre>'.print_r($_POST, true).'</pre>'; exit; > > > > That will display the contents of the $_POST array and you should be > > able to figure out where everything is. > > > > By the sounds of it the posted values are actually in $_POST['Post > > Array'] but use the above line to be sure. > > > > -Stut > > > > -- > > http://stut.net/ > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, > > visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > Maybe this will get you started and give you some ideas. > > <? > foreach($_POST as $p => $v) { > $$p = $v; > echo $p." = ".$v."\n"; > } > ?> I might be missing something but I fail to see the point of the variable variable assignation (which is best to be avoided :) ) Dan