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> That did it, thank you! Problem solved. Chuck