multiple form variables

tdasandi

Hello,

I have two variables in my database called; postcode_out and postcode_in. basically they each represent a part of a postcode
e.g postcode_out = SE1 postcode_in = 9NE
Basically what I want to do is display the above variables in a SELECT list as a combined string e.g the display will be 'SE1 9NE'.
However I want to then pass these variables combined over to another page where the variables together will extract information

i.e "Find all the names of people who live at the postcode: SE1 9NE"

So basically I'm extracting information from two variables rather than one. How do I do this?

Weedpacket

Something like

<option value = "<?php echo "$postcode_out $postcode_in"?>">

And later on [man]explode[/man]?

tdasandi

That won't work, because the variable that will be passed via a <FORM> tab will be the name inside the <SELECT> statement.
so if the code is echo "<SELECT name = 'postcode'>The option tag has to make sure that the value is both the postcode_in and postcode_out variables (which I have done), so when the form variable is passed, it will be the name in the <SELECT> statement.
so I have to someone state on the next page that the variable $postcode is in fact two variables from the database, and I only need information that is extracted from both the postcode_in and postcode_out together
a flowchart to explain

Page1.php
select from db postcode_in and postcode_out variables, put them together as a variable called $postcode which will be passed to page 2 via a Form

Page2.php
seperate the $postcode variable so that the $postcode_in and $postcode_out variables reappear, which then are used to display the rest of the information from the db.

gufmn

substr() should work for this.

Weedpacket

Originally posted by tdasandi
Page2.php
seperate the $postcode variable so that the $postcode_in and $postcode_out variables reappear, which then are used to display the rest of the information from the db.

Yes, that is what the [man]explode[/man] would be for (and why I put a space between $postcode_in and $postcode_out). [man]substr[/man] could also be used, especially if the $postcode_out fields are all the same size - otherwise [man]strpos[/man] would help in finding the space (which is where one part of the postcode leaves off and the next begins).