RE: [PHP-WIN] While loops to build an array

Hi thanks but this gives: $days[date] = id; What I need is a multidimensional array in the form $days = array([date]=>array(id),) Do you know how to do this? thanks Steve -----Original Message----- From: re_action [mailto:re_action@fromru.com] Sent: 30 November 2004 17:10 To: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] While loops to build an array Hello S.D.Price, Your syntax is not correct, try this, instead: if (mysql_num_rows($result3) > 0){ while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result3)) { $days[date(j,$row3['entry_date'])] = $row3['newsid']; }; } else { echo "<p>The array has not been built.</p>"; }; SDP> Hi, I wonder if you could help. I am trying to build a php based SDP> calendar for a news blog. The calendar should create hyperlinks SDP> directly to a news story. However in order to do this I need to SDP> create a $days array which takes the date value of the story SDP> submitted and the id of the story and creates a dynamic link. SDP> Howver I am finding it difficult to generate the array using a SDP> while loop - do you know a better way?. SDP> if (mysql_num_rows($result3) > 0) { SDP> $days = array( SDP> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result3)) { SDP> date(j, SDP> $row3['entry_date'])=>array($row3['newsid']),; SDP> } SDP> ); SDP> } SDP> else { SDP> echo "<p>The array has not been built.</p>"; SDP> } SDP> echo generate_calendar($year, $month, $days); SDP> Thanks SDP> Steven -- Best regards, re_action mailto:re_action@fromru.com -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php