Setting wildcard in drop-down list to search for "any"

[dcibrando]

I am such a rookie as this stuff... but apparently this is the code that takes the current date, adds 4 years, and then puts that in a drop down list with the previous 80 years

 

function select_year($y) {

  $select = "<select name=year>\n\t";

  for($i = date(Y) + 4; $i >= date(Y) - 80; $i--)

  {

      if($y == $i)

      {

        $select .= "<option value=\"$i\" selected>$i</option>\n\t";     

      }

      else

      {

        $select .= "<option value=\"$i\">$i</option>\n\t";

      }

  }

  $select .= "</select>";

  return $select;

}

 

 

 

 

 

What I am needing is also an option to search for any year...not just a specific one.  How would I do that with this code?

 

 

Here is the code that is called from the search page itself

 

        <tr>

            <td align=right class=style2 width="114">Graduate in:</td>

            <td width="152"><?=select_year($a1[year]);?></td>

        </tr>

 

 

 

any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!  The site is www.sullivancentralband.org/members

 

 

 

Thanks!

[fnairb]

This is a two step but I can only show you the first as I don't know how your query is structured.

 

<?php
function select_year($y) {
   $select = "<select name=year>\n\t";
   $select .= "<option value=\"any\" selected>[Any]</option>\n\t";
   for($i = date(Y) + 4; $i >= date(Y) - 80; $i--)
   {
      if($y == $i)
      {
         $select .= "<option value=\"$i\" selected>$i</option>\n\t";       
      }
      else
      {
         $select .= "<option value=\"$i\">$i</option>\n\t";
      }
   }
   $select .= "</select>";
   return $select;
}
?>

 

Before you run your query throw in an if/else something like:

 

<?php
if ($_REQUEST['year'] == 'any') {
  $sql = "Your current query without any year filter at all";
}
else {
  $sql = "Your current query as is";
}
?>

[dcibrando]

thanks...

 

so the first code you gave me would replace what I have now...

 

I'm not quite sure I understand what to do with the second box of code

 

 

if I gave you access to the site/code... could you or someone take a look?

 

 

 

[fnairb]

The second block....

 

At some point your code is performing a search/filter with they year provided.  I made the assumption that you are hitting a database with a query something along the lines of

 

SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE year = $the_year_provided AND ...

 

<?php
if ($the_year_provided == 'any') {
  $sql = "SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE ...";
}
else {
  $sql = "SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE year = $the_year_provided AND ...";
}
?>

 

If it still isn't clear find the block of code that does the filter on year and throw it in the post, I'll clarify from there.

 

[dcibrando]

ok I'll see if I can find it and post it here

 

you can email me if you'd like dcibrando@yahoo.com

 

thanks!