Tring to use PHP to query db and pass variables into JavaScript!

[Are8Jay]

I need to fill the array in JavaScript at runtime. Here is an example of the array hard coded or(static) I need dynamic way to fill in the array pending on what images are in the gallery selected:

<script>
Book_Image_Sources=new Array(
"gallery/DSC00002.png","",
"gallery/DSC00003.png","",
"gallery/DSC00004.png","",
"gallery/DSC00005.png","",
"gallery/DSC00006.png","",
"gallery/DSC00007.png","",
"gallery/DSC00008.png","",
"gallery/DSC00009.png","",
"gallery/DSC00010.png",""
);
</script>

I'm querying a db to get the slideshow images paths and placeing them into a form:

<form name="slideShow">
<input type="hidden" name="info" value="<?php echo $info_string; ?>" >
</form>

Then, call in the JavaScript for slideshow and declaring global variable and I need to get the "$info_string" into the JavaScript array. This is what's NOT working.

<script>
var str = new String;

str = document.slideShow.info.value;

// to remove any trailing commas
str = str.substring(0, (str.length-1) );	

Book_Image_Sources=new Array(str);
</script>

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you have access to server-side coding (which I assume you do to get the DB stuff working), then why don't you just loop around and populate the array paths directly? Why have the extra step of populating a form field?

If you do still want to go the "extra work for yourself" route, you'll have to explain the format the the "$info_string" variable.

Dan

 

[Are8Jay]

I do have access to the server-side. I'm not sure on how to do that?

<script language="javascript">
Book_Image_Sources=new Array(

<?php
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($sql))
{
   $img_path=$row['img_path'];
   $img_alt=$row['img_alt'];
?>
"<?php echo $img_path; ?>","<?php echo $img_alt; ?>",
<?php
} // end php while loop
?>
); // end new array declaration
</script>

This is not working in either.

HELP!