Retrieve data from random number of checkboxes

[Cep]

Hello,

I am just wondering if anyone here could tell me how I would collect the post data from my form which has been generated by my PHP script.

Basically my script runs a query to retrieve data from my table and for each row it creates a HTML table row. In the last column of this row I have a checkbox with the value set as that rows primary ID field in the table.

I then want to be able to select any number of these check boxes and submit the form.

As the number of rows generated is random and as the check boxes ticked can be random I need to know how I can get the data into PHP. I have tried naming every checkbox with like this name="myCheck[]" but for some reason I don't get any value at all.

Any help? :)

[craygo]

some code would be good but you can try this

[code]<?php
$i=0;
while($r=mysql_fetch_assoc($res){
echo "<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"myCheck".$i."\" value=".$r['id'].">
$i++;
}
?>[/code]

then in your script to process the form
[code]<?php
$ids = array();
foreach($_POST as $key => $val){
if(substr($key, 0, 7) == "myCheck"){
$ids[] = $val; 
}
}
?>[/code]

now your id's are in an array called $ids for you to use where ever you like

Ray

[Cep]

Thanks Ray, I just needed a pointer really and that looks good to me cheers!