form passing value problem in loop

[littlegreen]

Hi all,
I would like to know how to assign and get the form value when I using it in a loop. I cannot get all the input that I inserted in 'Desc' part and it is from this site. May I know to get this work when I do a loop? Thanks.

a.php
[HTML]// this can work
<font size="2">Title: </font><br><input type="text" name="Title[]" size="40" value="<?php echo htmlentities($m atch[$counter], ENT_QUOTES); ?>">
</tr>
<tr>&nbsp;</tr>
// but this can only get the last input when do multiple post
<tr>
<font size="2">Descri ption:</font>
<script language="JavaS cript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function submitForm() {
updateRTE('Desc ');
return true;
}

initRTE("images/", "", "");
writeRichText(' Desc', '', 350, 200, true, false);

//-->
</script>
</tr>[/HTML]
b.php
[PHP]$title= $_POST['Title'];
$desc= $_POST['Desc'];
mysql_query("in sert into post(title, description)val ues ('$title[$counter]', '$desc[$counter]')")or die (mysql_error()) ;[/PHP]

[ronverdonk]

This piece of code [php]<input type="text" name="Title[]" [/php] shows that you have the value of that input field in an array with the name 'Title'. Since I see that it is the only value assigned to that array, it will be stored in the first entry. So to get that value out, assuming you use a posted form, you specify[php]$title=$_POST['title'][0];[/php]Ronald

[littlegreen]

This piece of code [php]<input type="text" name="Title[]" [/php] shows that you have the value of that input field in an array with the name 'Title'. Since I see that it is the only value assigned to that array, it will be stored in the first entry. So to get that value out, assuming you use a posted form, you specify[php]$title=$_POST['title'][0];[/php]Ronald

thanks, oops..sorry about that, but I had used the counter in that place also, but I can only get the value of title, and i can't get the value of decription while in the loop. The problem is lied on the description, it works fine when single, but when there's a loop, then it will have problem in getting the value of the 'Desc' part.

[Markus]

thanks, oops..sorry about that, but I had used the counter in that place also, but I can only get the value of title, and i can't get the value of decription while in the loop. The problem is lied on the description, it works fine when single, but when there's a loop, then it will have problem in getting the value of the 'Desc' part.

I cant even see you using a loop.

[TheServant]

Can you post all your relevant code, because there is no loop there, so not sure what you're talking about.

[littlegreen]

a.php
[PHP]
<?php
$counter=0;
while($counter< $test)
{
?>
<form name="myform" action="b.php" method="post">
<table>
// this can work
<font size="2">Title: </font><br><input type="text" name="Title[]" size="40" value="<?php echo htmlentities($m atch[$counter], ENT_QUOTES); ?>">
</tr>
<tr>&nbsp;</tr>
// but this can only get the last input when do multiple post
<tr>
<font size="2">Descri ption:</font>
<script language="JavaS cript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function submitForm() {
updateRTE('Desc ');
return true;
}

initRTE("images/", "", "");
writeRichText(' Desc', '', 350, 200, true, false);

//-->
</script>
</tr>
</table>
<?php
$counter++;}
?>
</form>
<input type="submit" value="Save"/>
[/PHP]
b.php
[PHP]
<?php
$counter=0;
while($counter< $test)
{

$title= $_POST['Title'];
$desc= $_POST['Desc'];
mysql_query("in sert into post(title, description)val ues ('$title[$counter]', '$desc[$counter]')")or die (mysql_error()) ;

$counter++;
}
[/PHP]

[ronverdonk]

Information is lacking, but I'll give it a try:
Assuming that :
1. Title and Desc are both user (form) filled arrays with an equeal count of entries
2. You want to store each of those fields in a db table
3. You look at the following sample for B.PHP[php]<?php
for ($counter=0; $counter<count( $_POST['Title']); $counter++)
{
$title= $_POST['Title'][$counter];
$desc = $_POST['Desc'][$counter];
mysql_query("in sert into post(title, description)val ues ('$title', '$desc'")
or die (mysql_error()) ;

}
?>[/php]Ronald

[littlegreen]

Thanks, ronverdonk, my while loop is seems like your for loop, but I still can't get the second 'Desc' part for example if it loops twice. I not sure how to get the value from the 'Desc' after it is posted.

Information is lacking, but I'll give it a try:
Assuming that :
1. Title and Desc are both user (form) filled arrays with an equeal count of entries
2. You want to store each of those fields in a db table
3. You look at the following sample for B.PHP[php]<?php
for ($counter=0; $counter<count( $_POST['Title']); $counter++)
{
$title= $_POST['Title'][$counter];
$desc = $_POST['Desc'][$counter];
mysql_query("in sert into post(title, description)val ues ('$title', '$desc'")
or die (mysql_error()) ;

}
?>[/php]Ronald

[ronverdonk]

Read the assumptions in my post and it will be clearer. E.g. I assumed that youn have as many Desc's as Title's and both are in an array with the same number of enries.
If that is not true, you must retrieve the Desc value outside the loop.

Problem is that I cannot read (do not understand) how the form you showed is constructe (RTE??). Title is clear, but I cannot work out how and where you insert Desc into the form.

Ronald

[littlegreen]

Read the assumptions in my post and it will be clearer. E.g. I assumed that youn have as many Desc's as Title's and both are in an array with the same number of enries.
If that is not true, you must retrieve the Desc value outside the loop.

Problem is that I cannot read (do not understand) how the form you showed is constructe (RTE??). Title is clear, but I cannot work out how and where you insert Desc into the form.

Ronald

oo..sorry about that, I think here should make you clearer. http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...itor/index.htm
For the 'Desc' part, I take from here. Thanks.

[ronverdonk]

Now I see what you were doing: using a richt text editor to get and pass the values.

Now the quickest way to tackle this and to see what is actually passed to your B.PHP script, is to put the following statement at the top of your B.PHP.[php]echo '<pre>'; print_r($_POST) ; echo '</pre>';[/php]That will show you exactly what is passed to B.PHP and in what type of format (single vars or array).

When you know that you can determine how to handle the $_POSTed values.

Ronald

[littlegreen]

Now I see what you were doing: using a richt text editor to get and pass the values.

Now the quickest way to tackle this and to see what is actually passed to your B.PHP script, is to put the following statement at the top of your B.PHP.[php]echo '<pre>'; print_r($_POST) ; echo '</pre>';[/php]That will show you exactly what is passed to B.PHP and in what type of format (single vars or array).

When you know that you can determine how to handle the $_POSTed values.

Ronald

Thanks, I can see the output already. The 'Desc' part only get the last value that I entered. I wonder why it cannot get the both values if there are two (loop)...

[ronverdonk]

You can only do that when keeping an index counter and concatenate that with the 'desc' name in your RTE statement. Or make 2 RTE's with different names.
So then you get 'desc1' and 'desc2' fields.

Ronald

[aktar]

Yep, I would second that

[ronverdonk]

Yep, I would second that

Why would you do that?

Ronald