forms fields name a number big problem

[rayzun]

Is there PHP to help with form field names that are a number value ??

example:

<input type="text" value="" name="255">  

<input type="text" name="LETTERS" onFocus="document.cartform.button2.focus()">
<a href="javascript://" onClick="getCalendarFor(LETTERS,'[^]:0:a');return false">Choose</a>

All Javascript or PHP form scripts Ive found to use as a calendar script require the field name value to letters only, numbers wont work. And Im stuck using numbers..

[bpat1434]

As far as I know, the names are Alpha-Numeric. So you can use any form you wish.

With this test scenario, you can name them numbers, but you can't use [man]extract[/man] as the variable name will be invalid in PHP.

<?php

if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
	echo '<pre>';
	var_dump($_POST);
	echo '</pre>';

$var = $_POST[12345];
$var2 = $_POST["'12345'"];
// extract($_POST); // creates invalid variables


echo '<hr><h3>'.$var.'</h3><h2 style="color: #090;">'.$var2.'</h2><hr>';
}

?>
<form action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
1:<input type="text" name="'12345'"><br>
2:<input type="text" name="12345"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit">
</form>

Inputting "Box 1" into the first input, and "Box 2" into the second box gives this output:

array(3) {
  ["'12345'"]=>
  string(5) "Box 1"
  [12345]=>
  string(5) "Box 2"
  ["submit"]=>
  string(6) "Submit"
}

Box 2
Box 1

~Brett