Re: pack and unpack functions

> Joseph V. "Jay" wrote: > > I'm trying to take an array and pack() it and then pass it to the next form > > as a hidden value. Once it gets to the next form I unpack this packed array > > using the unpack() function the only problem is that I don't know what the > > parameters are or what they mean and php.net doesn't really help out at all. > > Is there anyway I can use this funciton or should I try another way of doing > > this? > > > > Thanks, > > Jay > You could look at [un]serialize and [im][ex]plode as possible > alternatives. > David Robley Depending on if this example fits what you're trying to do, you can let PHP just create the arrays for you as it receives the form data: -------------------------------------------------- <? $num_names = 3 ; echo "<form action='submit.php3' method=post>"; for ($i = 1 ; $i ,= $num_names ; $i++) { echo " First Name: <input name="first[]" type=text> Last Name: <input name="last[]" typ=text> "; } echo "<input type=submit></form>"; ?> -------------------------------------------------- When this gets submitted, php will take the incoming first[] and last[] and assign values to the array members one through three. Perhaps a variation of this script is what you need.. Billy