Is it possible to post an array?

[Anon]

Hi,
I’m having some trouble with a form I have made.
You enter details and press the submit button these details are put into an array, but I have some fields that must be filled in and if they are not a second page comes up with another form, the problem is that when i re-submit only the data entered in the second page gets posted is there a way of posting the array aswell as the other data put into the array

I have tried using hidden values but maybe i have the syntax wrong

<INPUT TYPE=\"HIDDEN\" NAME=\"addedExtra\" VALUE=\"$array\">

Please Help

[Anon]

You can pass an array, but you need to express each element explcitly (at least this is how I do it). Put your hidden input field inside of a loop which is looping across each element of the array. You basically want to recreate the array in the same way you originally posted it.

You could also implode the elements and pass them as one field, then explode them back into an array on the next page.

[Anon]

Hi Craig,

I think I treid that but maybe i got the syntax wrong
1st i assign the valuefrom the array to a variable
$cJohn = $array_two[0];

then i post the variable
<INPUT TYPE=\"HIDDEN\" NAME=\"addedExtra\" VALUE=\"$cJohn\">

then i reasign the variable into an array
$array[1]=$cJohn;

Please tell me where i am going wrong

[Anon]

Hi!

I have the same problem, but I solved it.

When you submit an array u use

<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="something[]">

When u want this to be put in another frorm use hidden type and write this

for ($n=0;$n>length of this array;$n++) {
echo <INPUT TYPE=\"hidden\" NAME=\"something[]" VALUE=\"something[$n]\">

}

When u submit this again u get all this data in array and if you want send to another one, do the same.

[Anon]

Thanks for the help, trying to get the syntax right is my biggest problem ah well must struggle on.

Thanks again,
John