[FX.php List] Multiple records Redux

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Ever tried making input field with same name with a bracket at the end?

It makes a array on the resulting page :-)

name="selection[]" and value =(recid)

ggt667

On 5/16/07, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at exit445.com> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Recently, I posted a question about retrieving multiple records from
> a form, as in checkbox for each of the records listed from an fx.php
> query.
>
> At the time, I guess it was dumb luck that I achieved the desired
> results the first time, because now I'm not confident of the
> mechanics when I try to retrieve *two* values from each record in the
> form.
>
> It seems that the $_POST will only produce multiple records if each
> of the  <input "name" > fields is unique.  In my first attempt, I
> just happened to make the name field the recid, so this worked.
> Subsequently, when I tried the more conventional approach of using
> name="RECORDID" and value =(recid), the $_POST only delivers a single
> record.  I deduced that the "name" value must be unique.
>
> Moving forward, I am now trying to add another value to the $_POST
> array.  This will not be unique (one of two values) , and will
> "break" the $_POST scheme I desire.
>
> The only thing that I can think to do is to concatenate the recid
> with the new value, ensuring a unique value. The value would be
> passed as a hidden value....and I'm not even sure that that will work.
>
> Am I on the right track?
>
> Thx
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
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