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

Jônata Tyska Carvalho wrote: > 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 :-) > > sorry but i thought when im hitting the reply button it was replying to the > list not for the last user that replied it. reply all is the right button to > hit. yeah. list idiosyncrasity I guess. sorry for being grouchy (another list idiosyncrasity I guess). > > > On Nov 5, 2007 2:01 PM, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com> wrote: > >> 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|D >>> ðÙ?›9UU%ÌÜ>' 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 <ñÔÉÖ >>> > êbé¨IˆXl–àmailto: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) >> > >