Multiple selections in Combobox

**wtrd** · 03-31-2008, 07:49 AM

Hi, my domain is www.4cyberbiz.com

My previous thread seems to have been deleted for some reason.

When using a Combobox and opting for 'multiple selections', this does not seem to work when the form comes through on email.

If say four selections are made on the web page, only one selection comes through on the email form.

Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. I have tried different options with no success.

Regards

Stuart

**Andy128** · 03-31-2008, 08:51 AM

Yes it can be done. Could you please cut and paste the php code you are currently using in this thread. In order to get multiple variables from the form, it has to be modified. Once you paste that, we can write on for you and give you instructions on how to make it work.

Andy

**wtrd** · 03-31-2008, 11:06 AM

Ref: www.4cyberbiz.com

Hi, thanks for your response. The html code on the php page is as below.

I also have other pages with the same problem, so if you could advise what to insert and how to action it would be helpful.

Thank you.

================================================== ====
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<title>reader</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Created by BlueVoda">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FFFFFF">
<?PHP
$mailto = "wtrd@slingshot.co.nz";
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
if ($email == "") {
$email = $mailto;
}
$mailsubj = "Desktop Reader Request for TDI";
$mailhead = "From: $email\n";
reset ($HTTP_POST_VARS);
$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form :\n";
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($HTTP_POST_VARS))
{
if ($key!="submit")
{
$mailbody .= "$key : $val\n";
}
}
mail($mailto, $mailsubj, $mailbody, $mailhead);
?>
<div id="bv_" style="position:absolute;left:174px;top:81px;width :483px;height:192px;z-index:0" align="center">
<font style="font-size:21px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#FFFF00" color="#000000" face="Arial">Thank you for requesting to be a subscriber to our Desktop Direct Offers service. Please 'click' on the 'Download Reader link below to enable you to the get the very latest of offers/requests which have passed our due diligence process, delivered DIRECT TO YOUR DESKTOP without needing to check your email. You will also be sent a back-up copy via email</font></div>
<div id="bv_" style="position:absolute;left:75px;top:385px;width :710px;height:42px;z-index:1" align="left">
<font style="font-size:24px" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><u><<a href="http://downloads.desktopsubscriber.com//reader/win/763/1070" target="_self">http://downloads.desktopsubscriber.com//reader/win/763/1070</a>></font><font style="font-size:16px" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"></u><br>
</font></div>
</body>
</html>

**Andy128** · 03-31-2008, 01:31 PM

My apologies.... I need the link to the form in question to get the form field names to do the script.

Andy

**wtrd** · 03-31-2008, 10:14 PM

Ref: www.4cyberbiz.com

Dear Andy

Here is the link below for the form in question

http://www.tdi.4cyberbiz.com/directdesktopoffer.html

I have six other similar type forms which I also need to do multiple selections, so maybe once you have done this one I can do the rest? Please advise on this point.

Regards

Stuart

**Andy128** · 04-01-2008, 12:38 AM

Stuart-
Yes, you could use my script and change it to suit your needs.

So to begin. On your form you need to add two things. So open the page that the form is on with the BV web builder. Go to the "I want to receive OFFIERS on" field and open it. Next to the name I need you to put the square brackets [ ] So it should look like this when your done;

Receive OFFERS on[]

Do the same for the "I want to receive REQUESTS for" field
Receive REQUESTS for[]

Now- delete the php code you have placed in reader.php and then copy
the code below and paste it in its place;

<?php
$First name $_POST['First name'];
$Last name $_POST['Last name'];
$Landline number $_POST['Landline number'];
$Company name $_POST['Company name'];
$Email $_POST['Email'];
$Mobile $_POST['Mobile'];
$Skype $_POST['Skype'];
$Msn $_POST['Msn'];
$Best time $_POST['Best time'];
$Years in business $_POST['Years in business'];
$non-circulation $_POST['non-circulation'];
$Receive OFFERS on $_POST['Receive OFFERS on'];
$Receive OFFERS on implode("," , $Receive OFFERS on);
$Receive REQUESTS for $_POST['Receive REQUESTS for'];
$Receive REQUESTS for implode("," , $Receive REQUESTS for);

//------Organize data to mail-----------
//
$mailto = "wtrd@slingshot.co.nz";
$Email = $_POST['Email'];
if ($Email == "")
{
$Email = $mailto;
}
$mailsubj = "Desktop Reader Request for TDI";
$mailhead = "From: $email\n";
$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form :\n"
."--------------------------------------------------\n"
."First Name: $First name\n"
."Last Name: $Last name\n"
."Land Line: $Landline number\n"
."Company: $Company name\n"
."Email: $Email\n"
."Mobile: $Mobile\n"
."Skype: $Skype\n"
."MSN: $Msn\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Best time to call: $Best time\n"
."Years in Business: $Years in business\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Non Circulation Agreement: $non-circulation\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Recieve Offers on: $Receive OFFERS on\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Recieve Requests For: $Receive REQUESTS for\n";
//End of Data
//
//Now lets mail the info
mail($mailto,$mailsubj,$mailbody,$mailhead);
?>

Save and publish both pages. Give it a whirl.

Cheers-

Andy

**wtrd** · 04-01-2008, 02:01 AM

Ref: www.4cyberbiz.com

Dear Andy

Thanks for your prompt response and I will give that a try!

Regards

Stuart

**wtrd** · 04-01-2008, 05:25 AM

Ref: www.4cyberbiz.com

Hello Andy.

The below error message is coming up when the form is submitted:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/mdbnnbpw/public_html/tdi/reader.php on line 2

Please advise. I noticed that I had the Name in First Name with a capital N in the edit box, however changed this on the site but with still same result.

Regards

Stuart

**Andy128** · 04-01-2008, 06:55 AM

Let me take a quick look.......

Yeah- I hadn't noticed the capital "N"........... Also I forgot the "=" sign to assign value to variables..DUH (late night prgraming) I feel like and idiot.

so, copy/paste the code below in place of the other code and then SAVE/PUBLISH.

Test and let me know.

<?php
$First Name =$_POST['First Name'];
$Last name =$_POST['Last name'];
$Landline number =$_POST['Landline number'];
$Company name =$_POST['Company name'];
$Email =$_POST['Email'];
$Mobile =$_POST['Mobile'];
$Skype =$_POST['Skype'];
$Msn =$_POST['Msn'];
$Best time =$_POST['Best time'];
$Years in business =$_POST['Years in business'];
$non-circulation =$_POST['non-circulation'];
$Receive OFFERS on =$_POST['Receive OFFERS on'];
$Receive OFFERS on =implode("," , $Receive OFFERS on);
$Receive REQUESTS for =$_POST['Receive REQUESTS for'];
$Receive REQUESTS for =implode("," , $Receive REQUESTS for);

//------Organize data to mail-----------
//
$mailto = "wtrd@slingshot.co.nz";
$Email = $_POST['Email'];
if ($Email == "")
{
$Email = $mailto;
}
$mailsubj = "Desktop Reader Request for TDI";
$mailhead = "From: $email\n";
$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form :\n"
."--------------------------------------------------\n"
."First Name: $First Name\n"
."Last Name: $Last name\n"
."Land Line: $Landline number\n"
."Company: $Company name\n"
."Email: $Email\n"
."Mobile: $Mobile\n"
."Skype: $Skype\n"
."MSN: $Msn\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Best time to call: $Best time\n"
."Years in Business: $Years in business\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Non Circulation Agreement: $non-circulation\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Recieve Offers on: $Receive OFFERS on\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Recieve Requests For: $Receive REQUESTS for\n";
//End of Data
//
//Now lets mail the info
mail($mailto,$mailsubj,$mailbody,$mailhead);
?>

Andy

**wtrd** · 04-01-2008, 12:09 PM

Ref: www.4cyberbiz.com

Dear Andy

Same error message has come up again. At the moment have changed it back to original code where I can only select one.

I am not sure if we are thinking on the 'same page' though.

From the 'Receive Offers from' combobox, all I want to do is choose say multiples of the ones listed in that specific box. The code you have done seems to encompass the whole form, however perhaps that is necessary to just get multiple selections in that one box.

Originally I thought it was as simple as selecting 'multilple selections' when creating the combobox and then when selecting on the website to then highlight multiple selections from that one specific box (using Ctrl key) and then the multiple selections would come through on the Form to email.

Please let me know your comments.

Regards

Stuart

**Andy128** · 04-01-2008, 01:19 PM

Ok- I have copied your form. Tested it and the script and it works now.

There were a couple errors on my part for which I apologize. But- on your form, you did not put the [ ] after the names I had showed.

So.............first, go back up and look a the instructions for the [] after the specific field names I stated.

Second- change the name fields so there are no spaces like below;
FirstName
Lastname
Landlinenumber
Companyname
Email
Mobile
Skype
Msn
Besttime
Yearsinbusiness
noncirculation
ReceiveOFFERSon
ReceiveREQUESTSfor

Then- copy and paste this code where the old one was.

<?php
$FirstName =$_POST['FirstName'];
$Lastname =$_POST['Lastname'];
$Landlinenumber =$_POST['Landlinenumber'];
$Companyname =$_POST['Companyname'];
$Email =$_POST['Email'];
$Mobile =$_POST['Mobile'];
$Skype =$_POST['Skype'];
$Msn =$_POST['Msn'];
$Besttime =$_POST['Besttime'];
$Yearsinbusiness =$_POST['Yearsinbusiness'];
$noncirculation =$_POST['noncirculation'];
$ReceiveOFFERSon =$_POST['ReceiveOFFERSon'];
$ReceiveOFFERSon =implode("," , $ReceiveOFFERSon);
$ReceiveREQUESTSfor =$_POST['ReceiveREQUESTSfor'];
$ReceiveREQUESTSfor =implode("," , $ReceiveREQUESTSfor);

//------Organize data to mail-----------
//
$mailto = "wtrd@slingshot.co.nz";
$Email = $_POST['Email'];
if ($Email == "")
{
$Email = $mailto;
}
$mailsubj = "Desktop Reader Request for TDI";
$mailhead = "From: $Email\n";
$mailbody = "Values submitted from web site form :\n"
."--------------------------------------------------\n"
."First Name: $FirstName\n"
."Last Name: $Lastname\n"
."Land Line: $Landlinenumber\n"
."Company: $Companyname\n"
."Email: $Email\n"
."Mobile: $Mobile\n"
."Skype: $Skype\n"
."MSN: $Msn\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Best time to call: $Besttime\n"
."Years in Business: $Yearsinbusiness\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Non Circulation Agreement: $noncirculation\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Recieve Offers on: $ReceiveOFFERSon\n"
."---------------------------------------------------\n"
."Recieve Requests For: $ReceiveREQUESTSfor\n";
//End of Data
//
//Now lets mail the info
mail($mailto,$mailsubj,$mailbody,$mailhead);
?>

Then Save and Publish and then test.

Andy

**wtrd** · 04-02-2008, 04:00 AM

Ref: www.4cyberbiz.com

Dear Andy

Still no good!

I was first getting the following error messages:

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in /home/mdbnnbpw/public_html/tdi/reader.php on line 14

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in /home/mdbnnbpw/public_html/tdi/reader.php on line 16

....Then I managed to get the scrip through ok but the message was saying 'array' in the Request Offers box, whatever was selected

.....and now the form will not even come through to my email and I have not changed anything.

If I change it back to original (as showing now)the form comes through fine with the selections.... just not the multiple ones which was the original intention.

I think I may just have to use check boxes for each category as the scrip just does not want to seem to work properly and this is taking up too much time.

Regards

Stuart

**navaldesign** · 04-02-2008, 08:41 AM

Use Advanced BlueVoda Form Processor . It will take care automatically of everything.

**wtrd** · 04-02-2008, 09:46 AM

Thank you! I will take a look.

**navaldesign** · 04-02-2008, 04:49 PM

Please note that in order for the form to submit the multiple values, the relevant field MUST have at the end (attached, no whitespaces) [] (square brackets). Also, if this is a combobox, you must tick the "Allow multiple selections" tickbox.

**wtrd** · 04-03-2008, 02:05 AM

Thanks...the idea on the brackets worked fine and I can now get multiple selections. Now trying on my other pages adjusting code accordingly.

Once again, many thanks for the service.

**Andy128** · 04-03-2008, 04:11 PM

Must have missed....

So.............first, go back up and look a the instructions for the [] after the specific field names.....

Thats ok as I have been there myself......LOL

Glad everything is now working.

Cheers-
Andy

**kiwijoe** · 07-25-2008, 05:11 AM

Hi all, please can someone with PHP knowledge help me.

I am posting this question here because this is the only thread that returns in the search for implode() or [function.implode]:, so I thought I would keep it together.

In the back end of a script I have installed, when i click an a link to edit an article (which should display an article that is saved in *.txt format inside a textarea ofr editing) I get this warning message and the text area is blank:

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in /home/jmash/public_html/beauty/admin/index.php on line 231

the code on line 231 is:
<br><TEXTAREA name="text" rows=20 cols=80>'.stripslashes(implode("",$text)).'</TEXTAREA>
also line 265 has the same thing there.

I have tryed changing various this things in the string glue area, but until yesterday had never heard of "implode" and I am less that a novice at PHP.

I have saved the index.php into the body of an html file if you need to see it http://gcn.com.au/myproblemcode/index.html

thanks in advance
joe

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