Re: Can't get this code to work...

On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 09:42:37PM -0500, Analysis & Solutions wrote: > If you want to evaluate the variable $checkboxName, you need to write: > > $var = "checkbox$cb[$i]"; > if ($$var == 'validate') > > But, of course, that assumes you actually set the name of your > checkbox to "checkboxName" and the value of that checkbox to "validate" Pardon my following up to myself, but I figured it'd be a good idea to do so. I was initially going to suggest your method of coding seems quite wacky. Then, I figured, hey, let them do what they want. Now, I've thought better of it. A far simpler way to achieve what it seems you're trying to do is to use an array in the first place. <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox['Name']" value="validate" /> Then in your receiving code, you could just do if ($checkbox['Name'] == 'validate') { Or, if you want to loop through each item, as you were in your original code: while ( list($Key,$Val) = each($checkbox) ) { if ($Val = 'validate) { $msg .= "$Key : $Val\n"; # or whatever it was you were trying to do... } } WAY cleaner and WAY more flexible. Now you can add new items to the form without having to name them in your $cb[] array. Also, FYI, there was no need to set the array using $cb[$i]. Just doing something like $cb[] = 'some value'; works just fine, with the key being automatically numbered/incremented, starting at 0. Enjoy, --Dan -- PHP scripts that make your job easier http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/code/ SQL Solution | Layout Solution | Form Solution T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y 4015 7 Ave, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409