Re: Problem with input name, how can i use . (dot) in a name of a input type text?

Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote: > Well if i cant, i cant! But dont say i dont need!!!! why not? > Im working with a > framework that works in that way. Need to put the name of the column of please name the framework - I like to know what to avoid :-) > my database like the name of the input. And i CANNOT alter the source > code of framework. why not? Thanks for your time anyway. you could use the auto_prepend_file to unbork the $_POST array prior to this application running - you can set the auto_prepend_file directive in the relevant webserver config. with regard to things not to do, don't f'ing reply off-list (unless asked), etiquette asks that you keep the conversation on the mailing list. if you wAnt to call me an ass because you don't like the way I tried to help that's fine but please do it in public :-) > > On Nov 5, 2007 1:44 PM, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com > <mailto:jochem@iamjochem.com>> wrote: > > Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote: > > then, there is no way to do it works??? i just wanna use a name of > input > > like table.name <http://table.name> < > > http://table.name>, if i to > need to write another > > solution i know how to do it, but right now i need to use the name in > > that way. =/ > > NO YOU DON'T - you need to work around the problem and make your > code work. > you may want 'table.name > <http://table.name>' but alas you can't > have it. so use some super simple > character substitution in order to work around. easy enough if > rather annoying. > > then again unless your developing something likwe phpmyadmin or a > custom report generation tool, then you probably shouldn't be > [needing to] > placing table names anywhere in output that goes to the browser .. > it just doesn't > seem right or necessary ... that said you may have a perfectly sound > reason :-) > > > > > On Nov 5, 2007 11:22 AM, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com > <mailto:jochem@iamjochem.com> > > <mailto:jochem@iamjochem.com > > <mailto:jochem@iamjochem.com>>> wrote: > > > > Stut wrote: > > > Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote: > > >> Im having a big problem because the name of one input type > text > > that is ' > > >> table.name <http://table.name> > > >> <http://table.name>' in my > html, becomes 'table_name' > > in php, it is a kind of > > >> bug?? > > >> =S > > >> > > >> <form method="post"> > > >> <input type="text" name" table.name > > >> <http://table.name> > <http://table.name>"> > > >> </form> > > >> > > >> in PHP we have: > > >> > > >> $_POST["table_name"] instead of $_POST[" table.name > <http://table.name> > > < http://table.name>"] > > >> > > >> someone knows some way to put this to work?? i wanna send > > 'table.name <http://table.name> > > <http://table.name>' > > >> and > > >> receive in php ' table.name > > >> <http://table.name> < > http://table.name>'! > > > > > > I don't know for certain but that's likely happening because a > > period is > > > not valid in a PHP variable name. One alternative would be > to use > > > table[name] instead. This will lead to > > > $_POST['table']['name']. > > > > I think Stut is correct - the period is a concatenation operator. > > also there are plenty of alertnatives to the Stuts suggested > > 'table[name]' naming approach. > > > > that said given the following code: > > > > $f = "my.bad"; > > $$f = "MY BAD"; > > echo $f, "\n", $$f, "\n"; > > > > ... I personally feel that the $_POST should just contain > > 'table.name <http://table.name> > > <http://table.name > <http://table.name>>' - which is not an > illegal array key > > - most likely the reason it is (the var name) > > transformed is due to BC, namely with register_globals set to > ON php > > is required to automatically > > create a variable $table.name (which is not legal). > > > > > > > > -Stut > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jônata Tyska Carvalho > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Técnico em Informática pelo Colégio Técnico Industrial (CTI) > > -- Graduando em Engenharia de Computação > > Fundação Universidade Federal de Rio Grande (FURG) > > > > > -- > Jônata Tyska Carvalho > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Técnico em Informática pelo Colégio Técnico Industrial (CTI) > -- Graduando em Engenharia de Computação > Fundação Universidade Federal de Rio Grande (FURG)