Re: Need some help folks....

Thanks for the quick response Joe, but there is a problem with this.... each key is different in regards to the latter half of the key.... here is the whole array..... $cat_arr= array( "online" =>"Online Business ", "rent_auto" =>"Automobile / Boat Rentals ", "rent_construction" =>"Construction Equipment ", "rent_costumes" =>"Costumes / Party Equipment ", "rent_sound_vid" =>"Sound / Video Equipment ", "rent_sports" =>"Sports Equipment ", "rent_videos" =>"Video Rentals ", "retail_antique" =>"Antique ", "retail_appliance" =>"Appliance ", "retail_auto" =>"Automotive Dealers ", "retail_books" =>"Books ", "retail_bridal" =>"Bridal ", "retail_clothes" =>"Clothing / Accessories ", "retail_computer" =>"Computer, Software &amp; Hardware ", "retail_consignment" =>"Consignment Stores ", "retail_cosmetics" =>"Cosmetics, Skin Care ", "retail_laundry" =>"Dry Cleaners &amp; Laundries ", "retail_florist" =>"Florist ", "retail_furniture" =>"Furniture, Home Furnishings ", "retail_general" =>"General Merchandise ", "retail_gifts" =>"Greeting Cards / Gifts ", "retail_health" =>"Health &amp; Fitness ", "retail_industrial" =>"Industrial Equipment ", "retail_jewels" =>"Jewelers ", "retail_lawn" =>"Lawn &amp; Garden ", "retail_liquor" =>"Liquor ", "retail_medical" =>"Medical ", "retail_music" =>"Music - Store &amp; Recording Studios ", "retail_pawn" =>"Pawn Shops ", "retail_pawn" =>"Pets, Pet Care ", "retail_photo" =>"Photo / Video / Multi-media ", "retail_salon" =>"Salon ", "retail_sports" =>"Sporting Goods ", "retail_home_apps" =>"TV, Home Appliance ", "retail_upholstery" =>"Upholstery ", "retail_vending" =>"Vending Machines ", "food_bakery" =>"Bakeries ", "food_bar" =>"Bars, Night Clubs ", "food_convince" =>"Convince Store ", "food_restaurant" =>"Restaurants ", "food_deli" =>"Specialty, Deli ", "food_supermarket" =>"Supermarket ", "serv_apartment" =>"Apartment Locators ", "serv_living" =>"Assisted Living ", "serv_camping" =>"Campground, Mobile Home Parks ", "serv_carpet" =>"Carpet/Floor Cleaning ", "serv_catering" =>"Catering/Delivery ", "serv_child_care" =>"Child Care ", "serv_cleaning" =>"Cleaning, Refurbishing ", "serv_training" =>"Education, Training Services ", "serv_employment" =>"Employment/Staffing ", "serv_furniture" =>"Furniture Refinishing ", "serv_glass" =>"Glass, Glass Repair &amp; Replacement ", "serv_home_repair" =>"Home Repair ", "serv_hotels" =>"Hotels, Inns, Motels, B&amp;B ", "serv_janitor" =>"Janitorial, Maintenance ", "serv_landscape" =>"Landscaping ", "serv_legal" =>"Legal Services ", "serv_mechanic" =>"Mechanic / Mechanical Repairs ", "serv_medical" =>"Medical, Dental ", "serv_moving" =>"Moving &amp; Storage ", "serv_rec" =>"Recreation ", "serv_securtiy" =>"Security ", "serv_social" =>"Social Services ", "serv_travel" =>"Travel ", "man_apparel" =>"Apparel ", "man_boat" =>"Boat/Marine ", "man_wood" =>"Cabinetry, Woodwork ", "man_chem" =>"Chemicals ", "man_construction" =>"Construction ", "man_electrical" =>"Electrical, Electronics ", "man_fab_metal" =>"Fabricated Metal Prod ", "man_food" =>"Food ", "man_general" =>"General, Specialty ", "man_industrial" =>"Industrial, Commercial Machinery ", "man_housing" =>"Manufactured Housing ", "man_monuments" =>"Monuments ", "man_plastics" =>"Plastics ", "man_recreation" =>"Recreation ", "man_tile" =>"Tile ", "man_timber" =>"Timber, Lumber ", "man_auto" =>"Transportation Equipment ", "fin_accounting" =>"Accounting ", "fin_advertising" =>"Advertising ", "fin_banking" =>"Banking ", "fin_insurance" =>"Insurance ", "fin_credit" =>"Mortgage, Credit ", "fin_estate" =>"Real Estate ", "fin_sales" =>"Sales/Marketing ", "trans_ambulance" =>"Ambulance ", "trans_general" =>"General ", "trans_taxi" =>"Taxi ", "other_agg" =>"Agriculture ", "other_art" =>"Art Galleries ", "other_crafts" =>"Arts, Crafts &amp; Hobby Shops ", "other_aviation" =>"Aviation ", "other_boat" =>"Boating, Marinas ", "other_building" =>"Building Materials ", "other_caskets" =>"Caskets ", "other_dance" =>"Dance Studio ", "other_heating" =>"Heating &amp; Air Conditioning (HVAC) ", "other_machine" =>"Machine Shops ", "other_mail" =>"Mail Box and Personal Services ", "other_oil" =>"Oil Field, Drilling ", "other_plumbing" =>"Plumbing ", "other_printing" =>"Printing ", "other_publishing" =>"Publishing ", "other_racing" =>"Racing ", "other_recycling" =>"Recycling ", "other_talent" =>"Talent/Modeling ", "other_tanning" =>"Tanning Salons ", "other_telecom" =>"Telecommunications ", "other_travel" =>"Travel Agencies ", "other_util" =>"Utilities ", "other_vending" =>"Vending Machines ", "other_wholesale" =>"Wholesale Distributors ", ); What I need to do is sort for each catagory, and when I encounter a key where the FIRST part of the key (retail_*, serv_*,....) is differant, then I need to break my listing and enter a new heading in the list.... http://64.78.177.204/sell-a-biz/new_code/category.php3 this is what I have now.... but you cant navigate it... I can take care of everything but matching that key.... any thoughts? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Stump" <joe@earth.care2.com> To: "Dallas Kropka" <dallask@firstworld.net> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Need some help folks.... > Put the key in a dumping ground like $working_key and then when you come to > one that != $working_key start a new category. This will ONLY work if the > array is sorted / grouped by key. > > --Joe > > On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 02:25:00AM -0800, Dallas Kropka wrote: > > I have an array of categories that I need to turn into text links.... the array looks like this but contains many more listings.... > > > > "online" =>"Online Business > > "rent_auto" =>"Automobile / Boat Rentals > > "retail_antique" =>"Antique > > "food_bakery" =>"Bakeries > > "serv_apartment" =>"Apartment Locators > > "man_apparel" =>"Apparel > > "fin_accounting" =>"Accounting > > "other_agg" =>"Agriculture > > > > > > you get the idea.... What I need to do is check the KEY of the array, and when the key changes, I need to start a new section in the links like so... > > > > Online Businesses..... > > ......... > > ........ > > > > Rentals > > ......... > > ......... > > > > Retail > > > > Etc.... > > > > > > How do you suppose I should do this? The trick to the KEY is to check the first part of the KEY and if it changes, then to change the section.... but how? > > > > Much thanks... > > Dallas K. > ============================================================================ ==== > = Joe Stump joestump98@yahoo.com http://www.miester.org = > ============================================================================ ==== > Need a programmer? > http://www.google.com/search?q=joe+stump+resume > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >