dynamic form creation and processing

deregular

hi all.
Ive created a form that is dynamically created depending on what is chosen on the previous page. The only problem is by hardcoding everything and not using arrays etc.. ive come across a problem, one very large file.

For example, you are first presented with a drop down that asks how many days a report is for.

The next page then creates a form for generic fields for the total amount of days.
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echo"<form name='' method='POST' action='weekly.php?submitweekly=$totaldays'>";

if ($totaldays >= '1'){
echo"Customers for Day 1: <input type='text' name='customers1'>";
echo"Total for Day 1: <input type='text' name='total1'>";
}
if ($totaldays >= '2'){
echo"Customers for Day 2: <input type='text' name='customers2'>";
echo"Total for Day 2: <input type='text' name='total2'>";
}
// and so on up to 14 days worth
// there are also many more form fields that i need to put in ive just used 2 here as an example customers1 and total1

echo"<input type='submit' name='Submit' value='Submit'></form>";

I suppose what im asking is how can i loop through creating the different form fields depending on what $totaldays is equal to bearing in mind that i also need to process and error check whatever is inserted and write to database.

Any help that can get me on my way is much appreciated as always.

cheers

maxpup979

assuming you know total days:
for($x=0;$x<$totaldays;$x++){
echo "Customers for Day ".$x.": <input type='text' name='customers".$x."'>";
echo"Total for Day ".$x.": <input type='text' name='total".$x."'>";
}

That should give you the proper inputs.
Once the form is submitted, you can use array_keys to parse through your post array and run any vars with customer in the name through the proper validation etc.

Hope that helps

deregular

exactly the same road I was going to travel, I started on something very similar last night. But was using a 'while' statement.

Your help is much appreciated.

deregular

ok that was perfect, ive got the form working correctly, but used

for($x=1;$x<$totaldays;$x++){
echo "Customers for Day ".$x.": <input type='text' name='customers".$x."'>";
echo"Total for Day ".$x.": <input type='text' name='total".$x."'>";
}

as it was putting the first day as day 0.

Now having gone further i am having a little trouble with seperating each days information later.

So far i have

foreach( $_POST AS $title => $value ){
		$$title = stripslashes( $value );

	echo"$$title : $value<br>";

}

to echo out all of the info, however, id like to seperate each day of info with a horizontal line. So that each submission can be checked before submitting to database.

Id also like to display more readable categories($$title) for each...
re...

Instead of

customers1 : (whatever theyve put in)
total1 : (whatever theyve putin)

id like to have

Day 1 of 2
Customers : (whatever they put in)
Total : (whatever they put in)

Any ideas? Can i create each day as an array, and then have another sub-array for each of the pieces of information they submit? Rather than just a simple array for the whole lot?

As always thanks for all help in advance.