Re: Help with Array

Heh sorry about that... the line should read: list ($key, $val) = each($person_ar); Toby Butzon [ criticism spurs improvement ] ----- Original Message ----- From: "RealGM Webmaster" <webmaster@realgm.com> To: "Toby Butzon" <php-lists@imawebdesigner.com> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Help with Array : : Thanks Toby, : : On the line: : : list ($key, $val) = each($my_array); : : It says Warning: Variable passed to each() is not an array or object in : get_people.php on line 18 : : Thanks, : Michael : : : : Webmaster, : Real General Manager, Inc. : http://www.realgm.com : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Toby Butzon" <php-lists@imawebdesigner.com> : To: "RealGM Webmaster" <webmaster@realgm.com>; "php-general" : <php-general@lists.php.net> : Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 9:20 PM : Subject: Re: [PHP] Help with Array : : : > Hi Michael - : > : > Try this: : > : > /* get values from all 13 variables; store in an array */ : > for ($i = 1; $i <= 7; $i++) { : > $person_ar[${"personA$i"}] = ${"personAnumber$i"}; : > } : > : > for ($i = 1; $i <= 6; $i++) { : > $person_ar[${"personB$i"}] = ${"personBnumber$i"}; : > } : > : > /* sort it all out */ : > asort($person_ar); : > : > /* store sorted info into $person1, $person2, etc */ : > for ($i = 1; $i <= 13; $i++) { : > reset($person_ar); : > list ($key, $val) = each($my_array); : > ${"person$i"} = $key; : > } : > : > Let me know if you have problems... : > : > Toby Butzon : > [ criticism spurs improvement ] : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "RealGM Webmaster" <webmaster@realgm.com> : > To: "php-general" <php-general@lists.php.net> : > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 5:03 AM : > Subject: [PHP] Help with Array : > : > : > Hi, : > : > I have not gone into arrays in any great detail but I have a slight : problem. : > : > I have two groups of people into memory variables, but the person's name : and : > a corresponding number. I need to "merge" these groups into an array, : sort : > the data by the number, then output into a different memory variable (name : > only). : > : > For instance, I have $personA1 and $personAnumber1 ... $personA7 and : > $personAnumber7. PersonB only goes up to six, giving me a total of 13 : > people combined. : > : > I want to enter both of these details into an array, sort it by the second : > value (number), then output the first value only (name) to a new variable : > $person1, $person2, etc. : > : > I presume this would be simple but I get confused with arrays. Could : > someone please help? : > : > Thanks, : > Michael : > : > : > : :