passing an array to another script??

[Anon]

hey all,

i have came up with a little example to highlight my problem.i am trying to pass the array $numArray to another script (moderatefile3.php) but it just wont get passed.

Any idea what i am doing wrong??

thanks

<?
$numArray = array();

$numbers = file("./numbers.txt");
$numArray = $numbers;
$numbRecords = count($numArray);

echo"<form method=post action=\"moderatefile3.php\">";
for($i=0;$i<$numbRecords;$i++){
echo"<td align = center><INPUT TYPE=\"text\" NAME=\"numbers\" value=\"$numArray[$i]\"></td>";
echo"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"numbers\" value=\"$numArray\">";
echo"<br>";
}

echo"<tr bgcolor = \"#CCCCFF\"><td colspan=4 align=center><input type=submit value=\"Submit changes\"></td></tr>";

echo"</form>";
?>

[Anon]

Yeah - the script is interpreting the array as a scalar, and in doing so is equating it with 'Array' (am I right?). That's because the simple way that the data can be passed via a form means that it has to be scaled down to a single value (Array).

There are several work-arounds for this, but they're usually messy.

Hope that helps,

Dave

[Anon]

Use any one of the two code snippets given below and check whether it helps you out.

First one

<?
$numArray = array();

$numbers = file("./numbers.txt");
$numArray = $numbers;
$numbRecords = count($numArray);

echo"<form method=post action=\"moderatefile3.php\">";
for($i=0;$i<$numbRecords;$i++){
echo"<td align = center><INPUT TYPE=\"text\" NAME=\"numbers[]\" value=\"$numArray[$i]\"></td>";
}

echo"<tr bgcolor = \"#CCCCFF\"><td colspan=4 align=center><input type=submit value=\"Submit changes\"></td></tr>";

echo"</form>";
?>

Second one

<?
$numArray = array();

$numbers = file("./numbers.txt");
$numArray = $numbers;
$numbRecords = count($numArray);

echo"<form method=post action=\"moderatefile3.php\">";
for($i=0;$i<$numbRecords;$i++){

echo"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"numbers[]\" value=\"$numArray[$i]\">";
echo"<br>";
}

echo"<tr bgcolor = \"#CCCCFF\"><td colspan=4 align=center><input type=submit value=\"Submit changes\"></td></tr>";

echo"</form>";
?>

[Anon]

thanks for your help

it works