[RESOLVED] calculate numeric values with names

fpdan

Okay, first let me say I'm a newb here (really to php as well) and wasn't sure if I should post here or the newb section so if this is in the wrong section sorry.

I have a form where a user selects from a group of options (radio buttons) and when the option is selected, it calculates the value and puts in into a total box.

<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="12946" onClick="addUp()">
E 150DPXSC ...$12,946<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="14348"  onclick="addUp()">
E 175DPXSC ...$14,348<br>

That's all fine and dandy. Then it sends it to results page. Here's my issue.

This is the code used to post on the results page:

$msg .= "<p><strong>Engine:</strong>  ".$_POST["Engine"]."</p>";

Now of course this only shows the numeric value of "Engine". Since there are multiple "Engine" selections I would like it to display the E 150DPXSC as well.

Any help is very much appreciated!

stolzyboy

why are you using [] for radio button names?? take off the [] on the name= areas and you'll be able to use $_POST['engine']

[]'s are typically used for checkboxes as you can have more than one selection, then it creates an array that you need to loop through to get the results, either with a for loop, a for each, while loop, etc...

if you do indeed want multiple selections, use name="Engines[]" and use checkboxes, then you can just loop through the Engines array on the next page as discussed above

hth,
stolzyboy

fpdan

sorry, I was actually experimenting earlier and forgot to take those [] out. Maybe I'm confusing you....heck I'm confused myself. Just how it is, it displays the "Engine" value fine on the results page. I need it to display not only the "Engine Numeric Value but also the type of engine it is ex. E 150DPX.

Maybe if I post full script you can see better:

HTML Page:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> 
<html> 
<head> 
<title>Canyon Bay Boat Builder</title> 
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> 
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.style3 {font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #2A1FFF; }
.style5 {font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #291EFF; }
.style6 {font-size: 12px}
-->
</style>
</head> 

<body> 
<script> 
function round(number,X) { 
// rounds number to X decimal places, defaults to 2 
    X = (!X ? 2 : X); 
    return Math.round(number*Math.pow(10,X))/Math.pow(10,X); 
} 

function addUp(){ 
total = 0; 
for(x=0; x<document.form1.elements.length; x++){ 
   if(document.form1.elements[x].checked == true){ 
      total += parseFloat(document.form1.elements[x].value); 

  document.form1.total.value =  + round(total,2); 
  } 
   } 
} 


</script>
<form name="form1" method="Post" action="SENDMAIL_HTML.php">
  <p><span class="style5">Build it...</span></p>
  <table width="971" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5">
    <tr>
      <td width="943">        <table width="930" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#000000">
          <tr>
            <td width="616"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="616" height="324">
              <param name="movie" value="http://www.swiftda.com/buildaboat.swf">
              <param name="quality" value="high">
              <embed src="http://www.swiftda.com/buildaboat.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="616" height="324"></embed>
            </object></td>
            <td width="616" valign="middle"><div align="center">
              <p><strong>Future Canyon Bay Owner Info</strong></p>
              <p>First Name<br>
                <input type="text" name="First_Name">
                <br>
                  <br>
                  Last Name<br>
                  <input type="text" name="Last_Name">
                  <br>
                  <br>Email<br>
                  <input type="text" name="EmailFrom">
                </p>
              <p>Phone<br>
                <input type="text" name="Phone">
                <br>
                <span class="style6">ex. (111)-111-1111
                </span><br> 
                        </p>
            </div></td>
          </tr>
        </table></td>
      <td width="10">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td height="42"><span class="style3">...then price it! </span></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><strong>Base Boat 2475 <br>
      </strong></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td height="44" valign="top"><input name="Boat" type="Radio" onclick="addUp()" value="34400" checked>
2475 Base Boat ...$34,400</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td height="28" valign="top">
        <table width="773" height="272" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5">
          <tr>
            <td width="228"><strong>Engine Options (E-Tech) </strong></td>
            <td width="272"><strong>Engine Options (Mercury) </strong></td>
            <td width="235"><strong>Engine Options (Yamaha) </strong></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td height="131"><strong>            </strong>
			<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="12946" onClick="addUp()">
E 150DPXSC ...$12,946<br>
<input name="Engine[]" type="Radio" value="14348"  onclick="addUp()">
E 175DPXSC ...$14,348<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="15558" onclick="addUp()">
E 200DPXSC ...$15,558<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="16914" onclick="addUp()">
E 200DHXSC ...$16,914<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="17276" onclick="addUp()">
E 225DPXSC ...$17,276<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="18655" onclick="addUp()">
E 250DPXSC ...$18,655</td>
            <td><strong>            </strong>
             <input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="12583" onClick="addUp()">
150XL OptiMax.................$12,583<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="14616" onclick="addUp()">
175XL OptiMax.................$14,616<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="16016" onclick="addUp()">
200XL OptiMax.................$16,016<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="17146" onclick="addUp()">
225XL OptiMax.................$17,146<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="19094" onclick="addUp()">
225 Pro XS XL OptiMax...$19,094<br>
<input name="Engine" type="Radio" value="20438" onclick="addUp()">
250 Pro XS XL OptiMax...$20,438</td>
            <td valign="top"><p>
              <input name="Engine" type="radio" value="14905">
              F150TXR..........$14,905<br>
              <input name="Engine" type="radio" value="19813">
              F200TXR..........$19,813<br>
              <input name="Engine" type="radio" value="21407">
              F225TXR..........$21,407<br>
              <input name="Engine" type="radio" value="21866"> 
              F250TXR..........$21,866<br>
              </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><strong> Rigging Options (E-Tech) </strong></td>
            <td><strong>Rigging Options (Mercury) </strong></td>
            <td><strong> Rigging Options (Yamaha) </strong></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td height="66" valign="top"><p>
              <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="1117" onclick="addUp()">
              Std Pre-Rig ..............$1,117<br>
              <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="1848" onclick="addUp()">
              I-Command Rig.........$1,848<br>
              <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="2513" onclick="addUp()">
            I-Command Rig Dlx...$2,513</td>
            <td valign="top"><input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="1200" onclick="addUp()">
            Std Pre-Rig ............$1,200<br>
            <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="1800" onclick="addUp()">
            Smartcraft Rig.........$1,800<br>
            <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="2300" onclick="addUp()">
            Smartcraft Rig Dlx...$2,300  </td>
            <td valign="top"><input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="1200" onclick="addUp()">
              Std Pre-Rig......$1,200<br>
            <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="1800" onclick="addUp()">
            Digital Rig.........$1,800<br>
            <input name="Rigging" type="radio" value="2300" onclick="addUp()"> 
            Digital Rig Dlx...$2,300 </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        <p>        <strong>        </strong></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td height="28" valign="top"><p>Total Cost: <br>
          <input name="total" type="text" id="total3">
          </p>
        <p>
          <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
        </p></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td height="28" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td height="28" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p><br>
  </p>
  <p class="style1">&nbsp;</p>
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
</form> 
<br>
</body> 
</html>

And PHP page:

<html>
<head>
<title>Sending the Simple Feedback Form – HTML Version</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
-->
</style></head>
<body>
   <div align="center">
     <table width="728" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#2A0000">
    <tr>
      <td width="724"><div align="center"><strong>Thanks for using Canyon Bays Boat Configurator!</strong> </div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><?php
echo "<p><b>".$_POST["First_Name"]."</b>, Here's your configured Canyon Bay!</p>";
echo "<p>We have send this info to your email address at: <b>".$_POST["EmailFrom"]."</b>.</p>";
echo "<p>You configured a Canyon Bay 2475</p>";
echo "<p>Engine Specification<b>".$_POST["Engine"]."</b>.</p>";
echo "<p>Your Total Amount is<b>".$_POST["total"]."</b>.</p>";



//start building the mail string
$msg = "<p><strong>Name:</strong>    ".$_POST["First_Name"]."</p>";
$msg .= "<p><strong>E-Mail:</strong>  ".$_POST["EmailFrom"]."</p>";
$msg .= "<p><strong>Engine:</strong>  ".$_POST["Engine"]."</p>";

//set up the mail
$recipient = "danny@swiftda.com";
$subject = "Canyon Bay Configuration";
$mailheaders = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$mailheaders .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
$mailheaders .= "From: ".$_POST["EmailFrom"]." \n";
$mailheaders .= "Reply-To: ".$_POST["danny@swiftda.com"];
//send the mail
mail($recipient, $subject, $msg, $mailheaders);
?></td>
    </tr>
        </table>
     <br>
   </div>
</body>
</html>

ALL help and insight is very much appreciated!

fpdan

anyone???

stolzyboy

You aren't sending the engine type at all to the processing page, so how do you expect it to get there?

All you are sending for values are the 21407, 19645, etc...

fpdan

Thank you for the reply stolzboy. However, I realize that I'm not sending the engine type to the processing page which brought me here seeking some direction from experienced php coders. I need to send the engine type and keep the values as well, in order to keep the pricing total box calculating the total. Thanks again for your responses thus far, they are greatly appreciated!

stolzyboy

you could have an array on the processing page that "maps" to the engine type based on the value send through Engines... so then you could echo it out

so... something like the following, it's untested, but they theory is there.

$engines_array = array("12946" => "E 150DPXSC", "14348" => "E 175DPXSC");

$engine_value = $_POST['Engines'];

echo "Engine Type: " $engines_array[$engine_value];

fpdan

okay...this is where I'm at. I inserted the array code into the final page (the .php page my html page posts to. Is that part correct? Then when I did, I get the following error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting ',' or ';' in /hsphere/local/home/captaint/swiftda.com/buildaboat/SENDMAIL_HTML.php on line 29
Line 29 is:

echo "Engine Type: " $engines_array[$engine_value];

Here's what my code looks like:

echo "<p><b>".$_POST["First_Name"]."</b>, here is your configured Canyon Bay!</p>";
echo "<p>We have sent this info to your email address at: <b>".$_POST["EmailFrom"]."</b>.</p>";
echo "<p>You configured a Canyon Bay 2475</p>";
echo "<p>Engine Specification $<b>".$_POST["Engine"]."</b>.</p>";
echo "<p>Your Total Amount is $<b>".$_POST["total"]."</b>.</p>";

//Engine Type Output Arrays
$engines_array = array("12946" => "E 150DPXSC", "14348" => "E 175DPXSC"); 
$engine_value = $_POST['Engines']; 

echo "Engine Type: " $engines_array[$engine_value];

I know I'm completely missing something here but please know I greatly appreciate the assistance and for the learning.

stolzyboy

i missed a period between the engine type test and the array

should be:

echo "Engine Type: " . $engines_array[$engine_value];

and I have Engines, plural as your variable... but it doesn't have any S at the end

fpdan

Stolzyboy, thank you very much for all your assistance. It works great!