Re: dynamic list of form variables

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50280
interpreted = N
texte = [interpret][[field]-[index]][/interpret]might be what you are looking for?? be wary of security using interpretDonovan Dave Hurley wrote:> Is there a way to nest variables in the name of a variable so that, if > the result is the name of a form variable, it is parsed as such? I > have a bunch of incoming form variables, field-1, field-2, field-3 > etc., and I would like to loop through them in order to update a > database. When I use [field]-[index] inside a loop context I end up > with the literal 'field-1' instead of the contents of the form > variable named 'field-1'. > > If this makes sense and someone has a solution (arrays?) I'd love to > hear about it. > > Thanks. And thank you to everyone who answered my last question > regarding the updating of database files outside of an admin page - it > makes sense now. > > Dave Hurley > Biology Department > University of Washington-- * * |\ /| |/========================================\| ||---------* DONOVAN D. BROOKE *----------|| ||Administrator of IT / Assc. Art Director|| || EPSEN HILLMER GRAPHICS || || 2000 California St. || || Omaha, NE 68132 || ||----------------------------------------|| || http://www.hgproforms.com/ || || http://www.ehg.net/ || |\========================================/| |/ \| * *------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  6. dynamic list of form variables (Dave Hurley 2003)
[interpret][[field]-[index]][/interpret]might be what you are looking for?? be wary of security using interpretDonovan Dave Hurley wrote:> Is there a way to nest variables in the name of a variable so that, if > the result is the name of a form variable, it is parsed as such? I > have a bunch of incoming form variables, field-1, field-2, field-3 > etc., and I would like to loop through them in order to update a > database. When I use [field]-[index] inside a loop context I end up > with the literal 'field-1' instead of the contents of the form > variable named 'field-1'. > > If this makes sense and someone has a solution (arrays?) I'd love to > hear about it. > > Thanks. And thank you to everyone who answered my last question > regarding the updating of database files outside of an admin page - it > makes sense now. > > Dave Hurley > Biology Department > University of Washington-- * * |\ /| |/========================================\| ||---------* DONOVAN D. BROOKE *----------|| ||Administrator of IT / Assc. Art Director|| || EPSEN HILLMER GRAPHICS || || 2000 California St. || || Omaha, NE 68132 || ||----------------------------------------|| || http://www.hgproforms.com/ || || http://www.ehg.net/ || |\========================================/| |/ \| * *------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Donovan

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