Re: Re: retrieve multiple select

Shawn McKenzie wrote: > 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 again. Through much groping I did finally find something that works... just posted. And I think you answered my next wuestion. :-) -- Phil Jourdan --- pj@ptahhotep.com http://www.ptahhotep.com http://www.chiccantine.com