multiple select

maikdyke

I have a form that gives you multiple select options. when the form is submitted however only the last selected values is being sent. What do I have to change to submit all selected values?

kevinsequeira

since its a multiple select the variable on the form submission page is an array, so access it like an array
print_r($form_variable_name);

reg
kevin

maikdyke

thanks, kevin. I'm a very beginner and don't quite know how to do that. I submit my form with the mail function.
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mail($toemail,"$subject","

Name: $fromname\n
Field3 Number of persons: $select3\n
");
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select3 is the name of my multiple select box:

<select name="select3" class=verdana12 size="5" multiple> <option>10</option>
<option>20</option>
<option>30</option>
</select>
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how do I turnthat into an array?

kevinsequeira

<?php
$content = "Name: ".$fromname."\n\r";
$content .="Number of persons:";
foreach($select3 as $key=>$value){
$content .= $key." is ".$value."\n\r;
}
mail($toemail,"$subject",$content);
?>

and change the form to this

reg
kevin

maikdyke

I greatly appreciate your help, though I'm still too stupid to get it to work. Below is the script I used:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Survey Form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff">

<?php
$toemail = "info@tome.net";
mail($toemail,"$subject","

Name: $fromname\n
Field1 Number of persons: $select3\n
Field2 IL: $select4\n
Field3 MN: $select5\n
")
?>
<FORM ACTION="test.php" METHOD="POST">
<INPUT NAME="fromname" value="Type here" TYPE="text" SIZE="30" align="center" class=verdana12>
<select name="select3" class=verdana12>
<option value=1>1-5</option>
<option value=6>6-10</option>
<option value=11>11-20</option>
<option value=21>21-50</option>
<option value=51>51-100</option>
<option value=101>101-150</option>
<option value=151>151-200</option>
</select>
<br><br>
<select name="select4" class=verdana12 size="5" multiple>
<option value=Ad>Ad</option>
<option value=Ada>Ada</option>
<option value=Alla>Alla</option>
<option value=Audu>Audu</option>
</select>
<br><br>
<select name="select5" class=verdana12 size="5" multiple>
<option value=Ad>Ad</option>
<option value=Ad>Ad</option>
<option value=Al>Al</option>
<option value=Au>Au</option>
</select>