Creating forms with dynamic number of field rows

PHP_Idiot

Hi as you may of guessed from the screen name I'm new to this.

I need to develop a page that records tournament information and feeds it back into my database.
I have a drop down list that calls venue names from my database, another to enter the date field and a third to ask how many players results need recording.

what I need the form to do then is create the required number form input rows ( same as number of player results that need recording).
The form would end up with number of players listed 1,2,3 (these become their finishing positions) etc running top to bottom, next would be an input field for the players membership number, thirdly, a ldisplay box that looks up the membership number and displays the players name as a sanity check.

Then when the user submits the form it saves the data to the mysql database.

I can make a static form but how do I get it to change the number of form rows available to match the user inputted player results number?

Thanks for all advice offered.

Krik

Just make a loop that makes a row for each player

$numplayers = 20;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $numplayers; $i++;) {
    echo '<tr><td id="player' . $i . '"><!-- some html here--></td></tr>';
}

PHP_Idiot

Krik;10910075 wrote:
Just make a loop that makes a row for each player
$numplayers = 20;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $numplayers; $i++;) {
    echo '<tr><td id="player' . $i . '"></td></tr>';
}

Lol, is it really that simple!! thanks so much.

PHP_Idiot

Maybe I spoke to soon!!

This is my code:

<? 
numplayers = 20; 
for ($i = 1; $i <= $numplayers; $i++;) 
	{echo '
		<tr><table border="1">
  		<tr><th>Position</th><th>Membership Number</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th></tr>
		<td id="player.'$i'"><label>Position</label><input name="1" type="text" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2"></td>
		<td><label></label><input name="membership" type="text" size="7"></td>
			<td><label></label><input type="text" size="15" maxlength="10"></td>
			<td><input type="text" size="15" maxlength="10"></td>
		</tr>'; 
	} 
?>

But something isn't working and nothing at all is getting displayed.

Can any one offer any advice?

djjjozsi

try to keep the syntax for the for loop, you have 4 arguments separated with ;

for

you did not used the . to concate your string.

instead of this:

print 'something'$i'<br>';
use
print 'something'.$i.'<br>';