Lost and not sure where to go

[tyrannus]

I have a form that has multiple input fields named script1, script2, script3..... i think you get it...

I am passing these to a php function. I am wanting to loop through these and input their values into a single field in a table. so basically it will loop through and put the value of script1 into field script, then put the value of script2 into the field called script...

I am lost and don't know where to go.

 

[Sleidia]

Name all your fields script[] , then, simply do a
$your_db_data = implode("", $_POST["script"])
and store $your_db_data in the "field" column ... if that's what you really want to do.

 

[vacunita]

While Sleidia's suggestion is the recommended method, if for any reason you cannot change the name of your fields.
You can do something like this to cycle through them:

$fieldcount="5";  [green]\\Define the number of fields you have for the loop[/green]
$script=""; [green]\\Define a receiving Variable for the contents of the looped fields[/green]
for($i=1;$i<=$fieldcount;$i++){ [green]\\Start Loop[/green]
$value="script" .$i; [green]\\Generate form field names.[/green]
$script.=$_POST[$value] . ","; [green]\\Use form field name to get contents and place into a comma separated string.[/green]
}

You can then use the $script variable in your insert statement.


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[tyrannus]

Thanks, I shall give that a try.

 

[tyrannus]

Could I use the same concept to build a multidimensional array?

 

[vacunita]

Using Sleidia's method, your script values are already in an array. So you could have a new array and stick those values in there, in a new key.

Using mine you could loop through them and build the array just as you would the string. Although I'm not sure what purpose having a multidimensional array would serve.

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[tyrannus]

I actually ended up going in a totally different direction, but thanks, I was able to use your suggestions to make it do what I wanted it to do.

 

[vacunita]

Glad we could help.

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