Re: note 29659 rejected and deleted from language.variables.predefined by notes editor victor

No, the user comment section is not a support forum. That's what the mailing lists are for. And your particular question has been asked and answered at least a dozen times on php-general. -Rasmus On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Steve Myers wrote: > Sorry, maybe I shouldn't have ended my note with "any suggestions?" > However, what I posted would have been useful to others. Without the > cries for help of course. Man, I always do something stupid like that. > It's a shame I couldn't just state the problem and then shut up. Would > that have stayed posted? Anyway, I think php.net is a great site. Keep > up the good work. > J-Smoove > > >>> <webmaster@php.net> 02/20/03 03:03PM >>> > If you are receiving this email is because your note posted > to the on-line PHP manual has been removed by one of the editors. > > Read the following paragraphs carefully, because they contain > pointers to resources better suited for requesting support or > reporting bugs, none of which are to be included in manual notes > because there are mechanisms and groups in place to deal with > those issues. > > The user contributed notes are not an appropriate place to > ask questions, report bugs or suggest new features; please > use the resources listed in > <http://www.php.net/support.php> > for those purposes. This was clearly stated in the page > you used to submit your note, please carefully re-read > those instructions before submitting future contributions. > > Bug Submissions and Feature Requests should be entered at > <http://bugs.php.net/>. For documentation errors use the > bug system, and classify the bug as "Documentation problem". > Support and ways to find answers to your guestions can be found > at <http://www.php.net/support.php>. > > Your note has been removed from the on-line manual. > > ----- Copy of your note below ----- > > This is in addition to pschulten at NOSPMweb dot de and slandau at > miticom dot com. > > If you need to access $_POST variables where the form element names > were duplicated such as > <input type='text' name='my_field'> > <input type='text' name='my_field'> > <input type='text' name='my_field'> > > you do need to rename to > <input type='text' name='my_field[]'> > <input type='text' name='my_field[]'> > <input type='text' name='my_field[]'> > > when you do that, you can access them like this > $_POST[my_field][0] > $_POST[my_field][1] > $_POST[my_field][2] > > however, and if you know a way around this please help, > you can no longer process these form elements as an array using > JavaScript > For example: > for(var i = 0; i < 3; i++) > { > document.form_name.my_field[i].value = 'whatever'; > } > > you will get an error saying > document.form_name.my_field has no properties > or at least I got that error > > Any suggestions? >