Re: Using PHP to get all items in a multi-select form field

On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 Chuck.Hirstius@walgreens.com wrote: > I am trying to a "SELECT" element in a form, and I am allowing multiple > selections. However when I try to retrieve the values PHP only returns the > last selected value. I found that adding "[]" to the end of my element's > name fixes the problem (PHP then gets an array) but I am using several > JavaScript functions to validate, and alter the selections. Adding the > brackets breaks all of the JavaScript. Can anyone give me a way to make > both of these work? To still be able to use JavaScript (ie have a normal > name) and yet get all of the selections from the box. > > I am currently off list, so please respond to my email address. Thanks! > > Chuck Hirstius > Use document.someform["someoption[]"]. It's a little-known fact that attributes can be treated like elements of an associative array. -- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio@openservices.net>