[RESOLVED] <input> and checkbox problem -- wits end

[forsooth]

Hey, folks --

I have a query that pulls rows from a mysql db. The rows are displayed in a very simple HTML table, with a checkbox in the first row. Each row contains a unique id (character type). There is a form and submit button. The method is POST.

Problem: I cannot get the unique ID into the POST array. Here is my code below. I have spent lots of time on this, but I cannot make it work no matter what I try.

Using print_r(), my $_POST array looks like this after clicking the checkbox for 1 row:

Array
(
    [checkbox] => Array
        (
            [0] => 
        )
)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

while ( $aRecords = mysql_fetch_array ( $qResult ) )  

   {    

      $row_id = $aRecords ["student_id"] ; 

  $output .= "<tr><td>" ;
  $output .= "<input type = 'checkbox'
                     name = 'checkbox[]'
                       id = '<?php echo $row_id ; ?>'
                    value = '' >" ;  
  $output .= "</td>" ;
  for ( $n = 1 ; $n <= ( $fields_num - 1 ) ; $n++  )
     {
        $output .= "<td>" ;  
        $output .= $aRecords [ $n ] ; 
        $output .= "</td>" ;   
     } 
  $output .= $aRecords [ $n ] ; 
  $output .= "</td>\n"; 
  $output .= "</tr>\n" ; 
   }

[NogDog]

The ID attribute is not passed in the post data. You could set the checkbox's VALUE attribute to contain the ID, perhaps?

[forsooth]

Never mind .. I discovered my problem. Now on to the next big error. 🙂

[forsooth]

NogDog,

Thank you for replying. Sorry I didn't see your helpful message before posting that this problem was resolved.

Yes, you are absolutely right, that was EXACTLY my problem!

I wish I had contacted you yesterday as I was trying everything.

Of course, I was still just randomly throwing stuff at the problem and I just accidently hit upon the solution.

Thanks again!