Re: Dynamic Forms and Arrays
| From: | Richard Lynch | Date: | Sun, 07 Oct 2001 03:01:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Dynamic Forms and Arrays | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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> I need some help with using arrays in a form. I am currently creating a
> survey. The first page allows the user to select their skills from a list.
> The second page generates an array and textboxes for each skill that was
> selected on the first page.
> For example, page 2 of user 1's form may have $skill_1, $skill_2 and
> $skill_5 as arrays (with textboxes) and user 2 may have $skill_8, $skill_9
> and $skill_20.
>
> I would like to create an array that contains all of the user's arrays
when
> the form is submitted (i.e. $user_arrays=array($skill_1, $skill_2,
> $skill_5) for user 1 and $user_arrays=array($skill_8, $skill_9, $skill_20)
> for user 2.
>
> I have tried different ways of doing it, like creating the $user_array at
> the same time I create the skills arrays, but when the form is submitted
the
> arrays are empty.
You will lose a lot less hair if you do it the way the FAQ suggests:
http://php.net/FAQ.php
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