checkBlank question, simple fix....

jkatcher

If I wanted to check fields for blanks except for certain fields, and I wanted there to be more than one exception like 'siteLink', what is the format for doing that? is it:

if ($key != "siteLink","somethingElse","somethingElse") ?

I tried every permutation but keep getting an error, i'm sure it's a simple fix though....

/ check each field except middle name for blank fields /
foreach ($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key => $value)
{
if ($key != "siteLink") // want more exceptions here...how
// do I list them?

{
if ( $value == "" )
{
$blank_array[$key] = "blank";
}

}
}

kevinsequeira

if ($key != "siteLink" OR $key != "something")

also, iif ure earlier thread is resolved, pls mark it so

thanks
kevin

jkatcher

it works with only one exception, but not with all....is something wrong with my syntax?

thanks...

/ check each field except middle name for blank fields /
foreach ($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key => $value)
{
if ($key != "siteLink" OR
$key != "memberName" OR
$key != "whoWithNat" OR
$key != "origin" OR
$key != "sold" OR
$key != "howMuch" OR
$key != "label" OR
$key != "labelName" OR
$key != "managerName" OR
$key != "favPromoCo" OR
$key != "favBooker")
{
if ( $value == "" )
{
$blank_array[$key] = "blank";
}

}
}
if (@sizeof($blank_array) > 0) //if any blank fields were found
{
echo " You forgot some...please enter: ";
/ display list of missing information /
foreach($blank_array as $key => $value)
{
echo "  {$label_array[$key]} ";
}
/ redisplay form /

kevinsequeira

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$skip_array = array("siteLink", "memberName", "whoWithNat", "origin", "sold", "howMuch", "label", "labelName", "managerName", "favPromoCo", "favBooker");
foreach ($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key => $value){
  if (in_array($key,$skip_array)){
//   OR below
// if (!in_array($key,$skip_array)){		
  	if ($value == "" ){
  		$blank_array[$key] = "blank";
  	}
  }
}

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reg
kevin

jkatcher

so helpful. thank you. now problem is just re-displaying long strings of info from text boxes and radio boxes.... i am saving it just as $variable, and then displaying like all the others but those two don't work the same, not sure how to handle them, do i need to display it as a string?