Help! I'm so confused!

Anon

Why does this code:

<?$signersfile = fopen(\"$username.comments\",\"r\");
while (!feof ($signersfile)):
$signers = fgets($signersfile,4096);
$split = split( \"_\", $signers);
for($i = 0;$i <= $split[0];$i++){
echo \"<P><INPUT type=\\"checkbox\\" name=\\"del$i\\" value=\\"$split[0]\\">Delete$split[0]\n\";
}
endwhile;?>

allways print

<P><INPUT type=\"checkbox\" name=\"del0\" value=\"thevalue\">Delete thevlaue

I need it to add one to $i for every line. What am I doing wrong?

Anon

I think you need to increment $i inside the braces, at least.

--ph

Anon

I don't toally undersatand what you mean. Can you show me?

Anon

I screwed around with it -- commented out your for loop, I do not believe it is necessary...I have NOT tested this, but maybe you could try something along these lines. You also should call the fclose() function, I added that.

<?PHP
$i = "1";
$signersfile = fopen("$username.comments","r");
while (!feof ($signersfile)):
$signers = fgets($signersfile,4096);
$split = split( "_", $signers);
//for($i = 0;$i <= $split[0];$i++){
echo "<P><INPUT type=\"checkbox\" name=\"del$i++\" value=\"$split[0]\">Delete$split[0]\n";
//}
endwhile;
fclose($signersfile);
?>

--ph

Anon

I see what your saying but when it prints, instead of adding to $i it prints 1++

Anon

I got it! All I had to do was:

<?$i = 1;
$signersfile = fopen("$username.comments","r");
while (!feof ($signersfile)):
$signers = fgets($signersfile,4096);
$split = split( "_", $signers);?>
<P><INPUT type="checkbox" name="del<?echo $i++;?>" value="<?echo $split[0];?>">Delete<?echo "$split[0]\n";?>
<?endwhile;
fclose($signersfile);
?>

Thanks for your help!

Anon

Yeah, sorry Eric I had the $i as a string, duh.

See if you can add a little efficiency by changing the line:
<P><INPUT type="checkbox" name="del<?echo $i++;?>" value="<?echo $split[0];?>">Delete<?echo "$split[0]\n";?>

echo "<P><INPUT type=\"checkbox\" name=del$i++ value=$split[0]>Delete $split[0]\n";

Just a thought, again UNtested.

Glad you're working.

--ph

Anon

Now I have another question. When the form including that is submitted, how can I tell if its checked and tell it what to do. I don't know how many I will have so it has to be for any number of deletions. Any ideas?

Anon

Toward the bottom of this thread...

http://www.phpbuilder.com/forum/read.php3?num=2&id=100959&thread=100939

...there is a solution which looks like it would work. I have clipped it and put it in my toolbox for when I will (possibly) need it later, so I have not tested it.

Anon

OK, I see it but I don't get it. Could you help a dummy understand? :o)