Topic 4A

I still do not get it
this is my output starting with the data that is passed from the form, so I conclude thta the form works well.


Array ( [firstname] => Angus [lastname] => Stok [age] => 43 [choice] => Array ( [0] => Computing [1] => Science ) )


Thanks for responding to this survey Angus Stok

These are your favorite book categories:


Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in C:\FoxServ\www\StudentPHP\thankyou.php on line 16



My code is

<?php
print_r($_POST);

$title = "Thank-you";
include("header.php";

$firstname = $_POST[firstname];
$lastname = $_POST[lastname];
$age = $_POST[age];

echo "Thanks for responding to this survey $firstname $lastname";
echo "<br><br>";
echo "<b>These are your favorite book categories:</b>";
echo "<br><br>";

foreach ($choice as $category)
{
echo "$category <br>\n";
}
include ("footer.php";
?>

Hi Angus

try
foreach ($_POST["choice"] as $category)

seems to work now

Thank you Libby

I have completed this topic

I seem to be a little late, April does not have enough days.

Also completed. Angus, i agree with you - there just aren't enough days (or hours in a day for that matter).

Topic completed.

Topic completed.

I am more comfortable with:
$choice =$_POST['choice'];
$firstname=$_POST['firstname'];
$lastname=$_POST['lastname'];

This means I create a hard link variable to the posted one. I can then use them anywhere as normal variables.

The downside though is typing $var=$_POST['var'] can be tedious for bigger forms.

Different strokes for different folks!!!

Murphy's Technology Law 7
-- The attention span of a computer
is only as long as its electrical cord.

That's why you copy the form, delete all the data around the form elements name (so you're left with

choice
firstname
lastname

Which you copy to excel, and paste in the 2nd and 3rd column.


Then you just type the $ in A1, copy, and paste the rest of the column in one stroke,

then you type the =$_POST[' in the 3rd column, copy and paste down in one stroke

then '] in the 4th column, copy and paste down...

Copy all, paste to notepad then use as code.

The same for inserting into db's etc etc.

One remaining problem is removing whitespace inbetween. That's my secret Google for solutions!

Took me a while but I completed it