Re[2]: [PHP-WIN] While loops to build an array

Hello S.D.Price, Sorry, but i can't clearly understand, what do you mean by this: SDP> $days = array([date]=>array(id),) if every $days[date] should contains array of id's you should use this: $days[date(j,$row3['entry_date'])][] = $row3['newsid']; SDP> Hi thanks but this gives: SDP> $days[date] = id; SDP> What I need is a multidimensional array in the form SDP> $days = array([date]=>array(id),) SDP> Do you know how to do this? SDP> thanks SDP> Steve SDP> -----Original Message----- SDP> From: re_action [mailto:re_action@fromru.com] SDP> Sent: 30 November 2004 17:10 SDP> To: php-windows@lists.php.net SDP> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] While loops to build an array SDP> Hello S.D.Price, SDP> Your syntax is not correct, try this, instead: SDP> if (mysql_num_rows($result3) > 0){ SDP> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result3)) { SDP> $days[date(j,$row3['entry_date'])] = $row3['newsid']; SDP> }; SDP> } SDP> else { SDP> echo "<p>The array has not been built.</p>"; SDP> }; 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 SDP> -- SDP> Best regards, SDP> re_action SDP> mailto:re_action@fromru.com -- Best regards, re_action mailto:re_action@fromru.com