More than one input to same variable

shortkid422

Here is the problem that I am having:

I am creating a custom gallery that i want to be able to customize very easily. What i want to do, is connect it to the database (whcih i know how to do) so that i can use the variable $pics to recall the file names of all the pics that i will have in the gallery. What this will do is allow me to make custom thmbnails by doing this code:

echo"<td><a href='../screens/$pics' border='0'>
<img src='../screens/$pics' border='0' wifth='100' height='80'></a></td>\n";

What i need to know is, how do i make so that i can asign all the file names into the the variable $pics ? i think that an array might work, but i have a problem:

When i list the variables in the array, can i make it so that i can make the array do this?:

$pics = array ( "$input");

Thanks for all the help and for the great site!

tekky

your final question is unclear...... how exactly are you expecing $pics to store the files names?

array("$input"); is... uhm... I dunno

maybe you mean $pics[] = $input;?
assigning the latest filename to the end of the $pics array?

shortkid422

ill clear it up:

How do i make the user input become $pics?

There will be about 10-20 file names that the user will put in.

tekky

how are you getting this input?

FILE input boxes, text boxes, text areas?

shortkid422

text areas

Tracer

what about using an array?

etc etc

🙂

tekky

Originally posted by Tracer
what about using an array?

<input type=text name=MyArray[]>

etc etc

🙂

yah textarea isnt the best solution for file input... there is the FILE input type that lets you browse to and select files however... (maybe I'm forgetting the original question behind this post though)

shortkid422

i fixed it, thanks though.