Confusing Dilema

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I have an form with two selection menus (sel1, sel2), on the first menu, there is two selections (1 or 2), and one the other their is 19 (week 1, week 2..etc..).

What I have now is:
if ($submit) {
if ($sel1 == "1") {
$week1 = "date 1"
} else {
$week1 = "date 2"
}

And when I echo sel2 I want it too be equal to $week# (# being the selection) after its been effected by the first selection.

$weekto should be equal to the date depending on sel1 and what sel2 is
$logsheetnumber should be equal to the number of which week is selected (week 1 = "1", week 2 = "2", etc...)

Below is the full current coding:

if ($view) {

if ($sem = "sem 1") {
$week1 = "September 2 to 6";
$week2 = "September 9 to 13";
$week3 = " ";
$week4 = " ";
$week5 = " ";
$week6 = " ";
$week7 = " ";
$week8 = " ";
$week9 = " ";
$week10 = " ";
$week11 = " ";
$week12 = " ";
$week13 = " ";
$week14 = " ";
$week15 = " ";
$week16 = " ";
$week17 = " ";
$week18 = " ";
$week19 = " ";
}
$weekto = $week;
$logsheetnumber = str_replace("week","",$week);
} else {
echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"";
echo $PHP_SELF;
echo "\">
<table border=\"0\">
  <tr> 
    <td>Semester: </td>
    <td>
<select name=\"sem\">
        <option value=\"sem1\">Semester 1</option>
        <option value=\"sem2\">Semester 2</option>
      </select>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr> 
    <td>Week: </td>
    <td>
<select name=\"week\">
        <option value=\"week1\">Week 1</option>
		<option value=\"week2\">Week 2</option>
		<option value=\"week3\">Week 3</option>
		<option value=\"week4\">Week 4</option>
		<option value=\"week5\">Week 5</option>
		<option value=\"week6\">Week 6</option>
		<option value=\"week7\">Week 7</option>
		<option value=\"week8\">Week 8</option>
		<option value=\"week9\">Week 9</option>
		<option value=\"week10\">Week 10</option>
		<option value=\"week11\">Week 11</option>
		<option value=\"week12\">Week 12</option>
		<option value=\"week13\">Week 13</option>
		<option value=\"week14\">Week 14</option>
		<option value=\"week15\">Week 15</option>
		<option value=\"week16\">Week 16</option>
		<option value=\"week17\">Week 17</option>
		<option value=\"week18\">Week 18</option>
		<option value=\"week19\">Week 19</option>
      </select></td>
  </tr>
  <tr> 
    <td colspan=\"2\"><div align=\"center\">
        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"view\" value=\"View\">
      </div></td>
  </tr>
</table>
</form>";

TIA!

-Phil

[br__ken]

look into using a $$ for $_POST['week'].. instead of having a huge switch..

maybe

foreach($_POST)
{
 $$_POST;
}
echo $week2;

? ive done something like this before, but im not 100% clear on your problem and have no time to play with it

-r

[ESCForums_com]

I figured it out thanks! just added another $ before $weekto = $week to make $weekto = $$week

I think i don't really know how to apply that statement because it gives me a parse error.
Anyways, to explain a tad more:

If the user selects Semester 1, and Week 3, then $week should equal to what ever $week3 under Semester 1 is (October 3 - 5 for instance), but if the user selects Semester 2 and week 3, then $week should be equal to $week 3 under Semester 2 (February 5 - 10), and finally if they select Semester 1, and week 1 , then $week should be equal to $week1 under Semester 1 (September 2 to 6). And on top of that I need the $logsheetnumber var to be equal to the week# so week1 = "1", and week2 = "2".

So then if user selects Semester 1, and Week 1.
$week = "September 2 to 6";
$logsheetnumber = "1";

Kapesh?


-Phil 😃