String Help

[mike1313]

With an  form input box I need to check to see if the user typed after something say they typed "hello Bob Franklin" I need it to select Bob and Franklin in 2 seperate forms, how can I do this?

[RyanSF07]

Does this help?

 

Send your form --

<form action = "bob_franklin_process.php" method = "post">
<table id = "First_and_Last_name_Table">
<tr>
<td class = "left"><b>first name:</b> </td>
<td class = "right"><input type = "text" name = "first_name" size = "30"  maxlength = "30" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class = "left"><b>last name:</b> </td>
<td class = "right"><input type = "text" name = "last_name" size = "30"  maxlength = "30" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

 

to a processor script like this:

 

 

<?php
include_once ("connect2database.php"); // database connection

//query database 
if ($_POST[submit]) {

// php validation 
if ($_POST[first_name] <> "") {
	$a = TRUE;
} else {
	$a = FALSE;
	$content .= "<p>Please click your browser's BACK button and enter your first name.</p>\n";
}
if ($_POST[last_name] <> "") {
	$b = TRUE;
} else {
	$b = FALSE;
	$content .= "<p>Please click your browser's BACK button and enter your last name.</p>\n";
}
}

if($a && $b )
{ //if required fields are true

	// do insert here
			$query = "INSERT INTO table VALUES 
			('0', '$_POST[first_name]', '$_POST[last_name]',
}
?>

[mike1313]

That would work but I need to find out what they are typing in the same input box though.

[mike1313]

bump

[per1os]

Really it is impossible to do that without knowing something constant.

 

IE: if they will ALWAYS do it like hello Bob Franklin, we can help. But if they can enter in Jack and coke = Bob Franklin, well thats a little tougher. Or even Hello my name is Bob and my last name is Franklin. How do you Do?

 

Can you provide anymore information on the matter?

[mike1313]

using <input type-text name=somevar>

 

Alright say they type /word Hello Guy

 

I just need something where it can select "Hello"

 

and

 

"Guy"

 

into 2 seperate strings. So I can run 2 different queries.

[UTAlan]

If you always want to select the second and third words:

 

<?php
$words = explode(" ", $_POST['inputBox']);
$two = $words[2];
$three = $words[3];
?>

[mike1313]

What if I want to select the 2nd word than everything 3rd word and on?

[per1os]

<?php
$words = explode(" ", $_POST['inputBox']);
foreach ($words as $word) {
    print $word . "<br />";
}
?>