Multiple Select Box: getting all selections to appear

[kilbey1]

This multiple select box code gives me what I need, but I am only getting sent back the first selection.

        <select name="service_desired[]" size="10" multiple>



<?php
$services = array ("a"=>"Oil Furnace", "b"=>"Gas Furnace", "c"=>"Air Conditioning", "d"=>"Heat Pump", 
 "e"=>"Oil Boiler",  "f"=>"Gas Boiler",  "g"=>"Humidifier",  "h"=>"Electric Air Cleaner", 
 "i"=>"Ultraviolet Air Purifier",  "j"=>"Duct Cleaning",  "k"=>"Water Heater",
 "l"=>"Whole House Zoning",  "m"=>"Energy Recovery Ventilator",  "n"=>"Precision Tune-up",
 "o"=>"Emergency Repair",  "p"=>"Service Agreement"
);
asort ($services);
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($services)) {
    echo "<option>$val\n</option>";
}
?>
        </select>

How can I get more than 1 selected item to appear for me?

• eve

[barand]

Your options do not have a value, which would usually be the key

echo "<option value=\"$key\">$val\n</option>";

You should receive an array of keys in $POST['service_desired'] ( or $GET['service_desired'] )

hth

[kilbey1]

Thank you! Solved. I did need one extra thing, since I'm using a particular mail form. Code below for anyone that may want to use it.

<?php


if(!isset($send)) { ?>


<!-- BODY CONTENT START -->
<!-- Form Code -->
<table width="50%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr> 
    <td> 
<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?$PHP_SELF?>" onSubmit="return validate(document.form1);">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=send VALUE=yes>
  <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
      <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="-1"> 
        <select name="service_desired[]" size="10" multiple>


<?php
$services = array ("a"=>"Oil Furnace", "b"=>"Gas Furnace", "c"=>"Air Conditioning", "d"=>"Heat Pump", 
 "e"=>"Oil Boiler",  "f"=>"Gas Boiler",  "g"=>"Humidifier",  "h"=>"Electric Air Cleaner", 
 "i"=>"Ultraviolet Air Purifier",  "j"=>"Duct Cleaning",  "k"=>"Water Heater",
 "l"=>"Whole House Zoning",  "m"=>"Energy Recovery Ventilator",  "n"=>"Precision Tune-up",
 "o"=>"Emergency Repair",  "p"=>"Service Agreement"
);
asort ($services);

while (list ($key, $val) = each ($services)) {
    echo "<option value=\"$val\">$val\n</option>";
}
?>
        </select>

    </td>
</tr>
  </table>
</form>

<? 
} else {

$no = count($service_desired);
$sep = ", ";
for($i=0;$i<$no;$i++){
	$services_body.=$service_desired[$i] . $sep;
}


$date= date("M-D-Y");

# Email Variables
$to="[e-mail]";
$from="$name <$email>";
$subject="Subject here";
$body="This person has requested an appointment:
Name: $name
Address: $address
City: $city
State: $state
Zip: $zip
Phone: $phone

Service Desired: $services_body
Day Desired: $appt_day
Time Desired: $appt_time
Best time to call: $timetocall
Comments: $comments
";

# Send the mail
mail($to,$subject,$body,"From: $from");

?>

<!-- Mail Sent Message -->
<P>
	<div align="center"><font face="veranda" size="4" color="#000000"> Your request for an appointment has been sent.</font> </div>
      <p align="center"> <font face="veranda" color="#ffffff" size=3><a href="index.php">Return 
        to main page</a></font> 

<? } ?>



<!-- BODY CONENT END -->

[barand]

And that one extra thing ... ?

[kilbey1]

Just this:

$no = count($service_desired);
$sep = ", ";
for($i=0;$i<$no;$i++){
$services_body.=$service_desired[$i] . $sep;
}

[barand]

Use [man]join[/man].

$services_body = join (', ', $_POST['service_desired']);

[kilbey1]

Interesting. Is there an advantage over it?

[barand]

1 line of code instead of 4 and you don't get the unwanted comma at the end.