[SOLVED] Use text area to search

[jkkenzie]

I have a a long list of ID numbers that i want look up from database and get the telephone and cellphone numbers displayed.

 

I want to automate my system so that i just paste all my ID Numbers in a textarea/textbox field on a web form, separated by commas then click the search button and my system looks for the records with those IDs and display the required fields IF they exist.

 

Where i have an issue is where php selects one by one the ID Numbers in the text area field and separates each ID Number from the commas and then move from one to the next ID Number. The rest i know how to do it.

thanks

[Mark Baker]

$numbers = explode(',',$textAreaValue);
foreach($numbers as $number) {
   // do something
}

 

[jkkenzie]

And if there is no commas in between? If they are just like as below in the field:

 

1

2

3

4

5

56

6767

3423

 

thanks

[Mark Baker]

And if there is no commas in between?

Well you did originally say

separated by commas

but if each is on its own separate line in the text area, then explode on "\n"

[jkkenzie]

Yes i did say with commas.

You were right it worked and also your second one worked.

Thanks it worked perfect

 

Topic solved (going to click it)

[sloth456]

\n|\r

 

is safer because that would explode by new line or return key.