[SOLVED] Having Trouble With Multiple GLOBAL $_POST Vars

[LovinItAll]

Hi,

 

I'm pretty new to PHP, so I hope this isn't a remedial question. I've written a script that contains several POST form elements. I'm attempting to evaluate the user selected form based on elements stored in GLOBAL $_POST. Here's a modified sample of the script with all of the salient elements (I tried to make it as readable as possible):

 

<?php

someFunction();

function someFunction() {                                                                                                                                                         

     $output = "<table align='center'><form action='' method='post'>
                    <td><select name='chngAll' size=1>";  
              
       $output .= "<option value= selected=selected>Selection1</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=1>Selection2</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=2>Selection3</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=3>Selection4</option>";
       $output .= "</select>
                       <INPUT type='submit'
                       value='Change All'
                       name='chngAll'>
                       </td>";

       $output .= "<tr><td height='35'><hr align='center'></td></tr></table>";

       echo $output;

       $output = "<tr><table align='center'>
                      <form action='' method='post'>
                      <td><select name='chngThis' size=1>";  
              
       $output .= "<option value= selected=selected>Selection1</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=1>Selection2</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=2>Selection3</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=3>Selection4</option>";
       $output .= "</select>
                       <INPUT type='submit'
                       value='Change This'
                       name='chngThis'>
                       </td></tr>";

     $output .= "<tr><table align='center'>
                     <form action='' method='post'>
                     <td><select name='chngThat' size=1>";  
              
       $output .= "<option value= selected=selected>Selection1</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=1>Selection2</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=2>Selection3</option>";
       $output .= "<option value=3>Selection4</option>";
       $output .= "</select>
                       <INPUT type='submit'
                       value='Change That'
                       name='chngThat'>
                       </td></tr>";

       $output .= "<tr><td height=15></td></tr>
                       <tr><td colspan='6'>
                       <div align=center><form action='' method='post'>
                       <input type='submit'
                       value='ButtonA'
                       name='buttonA' /></td></tr>";  

       $output .= "<tr><td height=15></td></tr>
                       <tr><td colspan='6'>
                       <div align=center><form action='' method='post'>
                       <input type='submit'
                       value='ButtonB'
                       name='buttonB' /></td></tr>";  

       $output .= "</tbody></table></form>";

       echo $output;    
}
?>

 

If I select 'Change All', 'Change This', or 'Change That', the following elements appears in the global $_POST array:

 

chngAll

chngThis

chngThat

 

buttonA and buttonB do not appear.

 

If I select Button A, the following elements appears in the global $_POST array:

 

chngAll

chngThis

chngThat

buttonA

 

If I select Button B, the following elements appears in the global $_POST array:

 

chngAll

chngThis

chngThat

buttonB

 

What I really want is for the element I select, and ONLY the element I select, to appear in $_POST, to wit:

 

If I select Change All, I want the value in $_POST to be changeAll without the other values

 

If I select Button B, I want the value in $_POST to be buttonB without the other values, etc.

 

I can't figure out why there are multiple vars showing up in $_POST, and more confusing is why buttonX only appears if I select one of those buttons.

 

I hope all this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

 

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[Barand]

Close the previous form with a /form tag before opening the next form.

[LovinItAll]

Thank you very much! Weird how buttonX's didn't need that, i.e. they didn't show up in $_POST unless they were selected.

 

I can't tell you what an excellent Xmas gift you just gave me -- almost as good as the Snoopy (or Gumby) ties I'm sure to get from my girls!

 

Thanks again, and have a Happy Holiday.