Re: retrieve multiple select

PJ wrote: > I'm sure this has been hashed over and over on the web, only I can't > find anything that makes sense or the explanations given have been > erroneous. > This is what I am trying: > <select name="($categoriesIN).'[]'" multiple> > <OPTION>Choose Categories...</option> > <OPTION VALUE="1">History > <OPTION VALUE="2">Temples > <OPTION VALUE="3">Pharaohs and Queens > <OPTION VALUE="4">Cleopatra > <OPTION VALUE="5">Mummies > </SELECT> > for ($i = 0; $i < count($_POST['categoriesIN']); $i++) > echo $categoriesIN[$i]; > > OR SHOULD IT BE: <select name="$categoriesIN[]" multiple size="5"> > > BUT NEITHER WORKS. I have tried print_r, while, and other off the wall > stuff I found on the Weird Warped Web! It's unreal how much crap there > is out there... :-( > > I understood that the input from a select dropdown box was an array... > OK, so how do I retrieve the array and verify what was entered? I > suppose if I could verify, then I should be able to retrieve and INSERT etc. > As I delve deeper into this the more I know the "horseman knew her" ... :-) > Please elucidate, enlighten me from my erring ways ... Just like the last time you asked this, you need to use: <select name="categoriesIN[]" multiple> Then it would be easy to: foreach ($categoriesIN as $category) { echo $category; } -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com