barniegilly Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hi I have an update page with multipule drop down menus, I am looking for a way to allow only the drop down menus that have been altered to be sent to the database. One way was to add the following code, where the $type_id equals 0 then add nothing to the database. if ($type_id == 0) { $type_id = ""; } However I am getting a syntex error with this, if I enter a value into the $type_id it selects that fine. eg. if ($type_id == 0) { $type_id = "2"; } What is the right way to send nothing to the database? Fuller code of the page is here <?php require_once("includes/sessions.php"); ?> <?php require_once("includes/connections.php"); ?> <?php require_once("includes/functions.php"); ?> <?php confirm_logged_in();?> <?php usersid(); ?> <?php find_selected_event(); find_selected_region(); ?> <?php $selected_event = getevent_byid ($url_eventid); $orgdescrip = orgdescription($url_eventid); $leveldescrip = leveldescription($url_eventid); $typedescrip = typedescription($url_eventid); $champdescrip = champdescription($url_eventid); $disdescrip = disdescription($url_eventid); $venuedescrip = venuedescription($url_eventid); $statusdescrip = statusdescription($url_eventid); ?> <?php if (!isset($new_event)) {$new_event = false;} ?> <?php // make sure the subject id sent is an integer if (intval($_GET['url_eventid']) == 0) { redirect_to('controlpanel.php'); } include_once("includes/form_functions.inc.php"); // START FORM PROCESSING // only execute the form processing if the form has been submitted if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // initialize an array to hold our errors $errors = array(); // perform validations on the form data $required_fields = array('title'); $errors = array_merge($errors, check_required_fields($required_fields, $_POST)); $required_numberfields = array(); $errors = array_merge($errors, check_number_fields($required_numberfields, $_POST)); $fields_with_lengths = array(); $errors = array_merge($errors, check_max_field_lengths($fields_with_lengths, $_POST)); // clean up the form data before putting it in the database $url_eventid = mysql_prep($_GET['url_eventid']); $user_id = mysql_prep($_POST['user_id']); $title = trim(mysql_prep($_POST['title'])); $event_details = mysql_prep($_POST['event_details']); $type_id = mysql_prep($_POST['type_id']); $champ_id = mysql_prep($_POST['champ_id']); $dis_id = mysql_prep($_POST['dis_id']); $org_id = mysql_prep($_POST['org_id']); $venue_id = mysql_prep($_POST['ven_id']); $level_id = mysql_prep($_POST['level_id']); $status_id = mysql_prep($_POST['status_id']); if ($type_id == 0) { $type_id = ""; } // Database submission only proceeds if there were NO errors. if (empty($errors)) { $sql = "UPDATE events SET \n" . "title = '{$title}',\n" . "event_details = '{$event_details}',\n" . "type_id = {$type_id},\n" . "champ_id = {$champ_id},\n" . "dis_id = {$dis_id},\n" . "org_id = {$org_id},\n" . "ven_id = {$venue_id},\n" . "user_id = {$url_userid},\n" . "level_id = {$level_id},\n" . "status_id = {$status_id}\n" . "WHERE event_id = {$url_eventid} \n" . "LIMIT 1"; if ($result = mysql_query($sql, $connection)) { // as is, $message will still be discarded on the redirect $message = "The event was successfully updated."; // get the last id inserted over the current db connection $new_event_id = mysql_insert_id(); redirect_to("newevent.php"); } else { $message = "I am sorry but the event could not be updated."; $message .= "<br />" . mysql_error(); } } else { if (count($errors) == 1) { $message = "There was 1 error in the form."; } else { $message = "There were " . count($errors) . " errors in the form."; } } // END FORM PROCESSING } ?> <?php /*THIS CODE WITH RETURN IN THE BROWSER THE URLS THAT ARE BEING PULLED DOWN*/ if(empty($_GET)) echo "No GET variables"; else print_r($_GET); ?> <?php include("includes/header.inc.php"); ?> <title>Horse Events</title> <?php include_once("includes/meta.inc.php");?> <?php include_once("includes/cssfavgoogle.inc.php");?> <link href="css/adminpanel.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <style> input[type=number] { width:40px; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="header"> <img src="images/horseevents_wheretogo.png" align="right" /> <?php require_once ("includes/adminmenu.inc.php"); ?> </div> <div id="adminleft"> <h2>YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS <?php echo "<a href=\"newevent.php?url_userid={$url_userid}\"><img src=\"images/pink/add_event.png\" align=\"right\" width=\"131\" height=\"19\" /></a>" ?></h2> <table id="datetable" width="300" border="0" > <?php $event_users_set = get_upcomingeventsforuser ($url_userid); while ($eventid = mysql_fetch_array ($event_users_set)){ echo"<tr class=\'date\'>"; echo"<td>" . $eventid["stdate"] ."</td>"; echo"<td><a href=\"editevent.php?url_userid={$url_userid}&url_eventid=". urlencode ($eventid['event_id']) . "\">". $eventid ['title'] . "</td>"; echo"</tr></a>"; } ?> </table> <br /> <h2>YOUR PAST EVENTS</h2> <table id="datetable" width="300" border="0" > <?php $event_users_set = get_pasteventsforuser ($url_userid); while ($eventid = mysql_fetch_array ($event_users_set)){ echo"<tr class=\'date\'>"; echo"<td>" . $eventid["stdate"] ."</td>"; echo"<td><a href=\"editevent.php?url_userid={$url_userid}&url_eventid=". urlencode ($eventid['event_id']) . "\">". $eventid ['title'] . "</td>"; echo"</tr></a>"; } ?> </table> </div> <div id="admincontent"> <span class="h1pln">Edit Your Event</span><a class="delete" href="deleteevent.php?url_eventid=<?php echo $url_eventid; ?>" onClick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete?')">Delete</a><br /> <span class="h3pln">Please make sure you complete all the compulary fields<span class="compuls">*</span>.<br /> The more accurately you enter your event the more people will be able to then find it. <br /> <br /> If there are any selections we do not currently have available please click here and I will add them to your drop down menus.</span> <?php if (!empty($message)) {echo "<p class=\"message\">" . $message . "</p>";} ?> <?php if (!empty($errors)) { display_errors($errors); } ?> <form id="newevent" action="editevent.php?url_eventid=<?php echo urlencode ($selected_event ['event_id']); ?>" method="post"> <table id="neweventdisplay" cellpadding="5" width="400" border="0"> <tr> <td><input type="text" name="event_id" value="<?php echo $url_eventid; ?>" /></td> <td><input type="text" name="user_id" value="<?php echo $url_userid; ?>" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Event Title</td> <td><input id="titleinput" name="title" type="text" value="<?php echo $selected_event ['title']; ?>" /><span class="compuls">*</span><span class="smalltext">Enter up to 36 characters</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Current Status</td> <td><?php echo $statusdescrip ['status_description']; ?> <select name="status_id" > <?php $status_set = findstatus(); $statuslist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($status_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $statuslist ['status_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $statuslist ['status_description']; ?></option> <?php } while ($statuslist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($status_set)); ?></select> <span class="compuls">*</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Organiser</td> <td><?php echo $orgdescrip ['org_name']; ?> <select name="org_id"> <?php $organisers_set = findorganisers(); $orglist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($organisers_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $orglist ['org_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $orglist ['org_name']; ?></option> <?php } while ($orglist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($organisers_set)); ?></select></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Start Date</td> <td id="dateinput"><?php echo $selected_event ['stdate']; ?></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Type Of Event</td> <td><?php echo $typedescrip ['type_description']; ?> <select name="type_id"> <?php $type_set = findtype(); $typelist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($type_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $typelist ['type_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $typelist ['type_description'], $typelist ['type_id']; ?></option> <?php } while ($typelist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($type_set)); ?></select><span class="compuls">*</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Venue</td> <td><?php echo $venuedescrip ['ven_name']; ?><select name="ven_id"> <?php $venues_set = findvenues(); $venuelist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($venues_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $venuelist ['ven_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $venuelist ['ven_name'], $venuelist ['ven_id']; ?></option> <?php } while ($venuelist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($venues_set)); ?></select></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Discipline</td> <td><?php echo $disdescrip ['dis_description']; ?><select name="dis_id"> <?php $discipline_set = finddisciplines(); $dislist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($discipline_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $dislist ['dis_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $dislist ['dis_description'], $dislist ['dis_id']; ?></option> <?php } while ($dislist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($discipline_set)); ?></select><span class="compuls">*</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Level</td> <td><?php echo $leveldescrip ['level_description']; ?> <select name="level_id"> <?php $level_set = findlevels(); $levellist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($level_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $levellist ['level_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $levellist ['level_description'], $levellist ['level_id']; ?></option> <?php } while ($levellist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($level_set)); ?></select></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Is This A Championship</td> <td><?php echo $champdescrip ['champ_description']; ?><select name="champ_id"> <?php $championship_set = findchampionships(); $champlist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($championship_set); ?> <?php do { ?> <option value="<?php echo $champlist ['champ_id']; ?>" ><?php echo $champlist ['champ_description'], $champlist ['champ_id']; ?></option> <?php } while ($champlist = mysql_fetch_assoc ($championship_set)); ?></select></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Event Details</td> <td><textarea name="event_details" cols="45" rows="15" ><?php echo $selected_event ['event_details']; ?> </textarea></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading">Upload Schedule</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><input type="submit" name="submit" id="convert" value="Update Your Event"></td> </tr> </table> <a class="delete" href="controlpanel.php">Cancel</a> </form> </div> <div id="adminright"> </div> <br clear="all" /> <?php require("includes/lowerlistings.inc.php"); ?> <?php require("includes/footer.inc.php"); ?> </div><!--End of Wrapper--> </body> </html> Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/235620-multipule-drop-down-menus-on-an-update-page-how-to-omit-unselected-fields/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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