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need help in php forms..plz

Dec 23rd, 2008

hi there ...

i want to Handel a select field in php but i could not ..so i was wondering if someone can help....

what i want is there will numbers from 3 to 40 listed in select field and when user select 3
3 text box will appear and if he select 10 then 10 box appear ....and so on

thanks in advance...

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Re: need help in php forms..plz

Dec 23rd, 2008

What have you tried? Please post your existing code.

And a small hint would be for you to use the value from the select box in a for loop...

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Re: need help in php forms..plz

Dec 23rd, 2008

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<html>
	<head>
		<script language="JavaScript">
			function make_textbox(no)
			{ 
				if(no < 1)
				  return false;
 
				var my_textbox = "";
 
				for(var i=0;i<no;i++)
				{
					my_textbox += "<br>Text Box "+eval(i+1)+": <input type='text' name='textfield["+i+"]'>";
				}
 
				document.getElementById("text_id").innerHTML = my_textbox;
			}
 
		</script>
	</head>
 
	<body>
 
			<form name="myfrm">
 
				Select Number Of TextBox : <select name="select_num_text" onChange="JavaScript:make_textbox(this.value);">
					<option value="">Select</option>
					<?php
 
						for($i=3;$i<=40;$i++)
						{
							echo "<option value='".$i."'>".$i."</option>";
						}
					?>
				</select>
				<br>
				<div id="text_id"></div>
			</form>
	</body>
</html>
<html>
	<head>
		<script language="JavaScript">
			function make_textbox(no)
			{ 
				if(no < 1)
				  return false;
				  
				var my_textbox = "";
				
				for(var i=0;i<no;i++)
				{
					my_textbox += "<br>Text Box "+eval(i+1)+": <input type='text' name='textfield["+i+"]'>";
				}
				
				document.getElementById("text_id").innerHTML = my_textbox;
			}
				
		</script>
	</head>
			
	<body>
			
			<form name="myfrm">
				
				Select Number Of TextBox : <select name="select_num_text" onChange="JavaScript<b></b>:make_textbox(this.value);">
					<option value="">Select</option>
					<?php
					
						for($i=3;$i<=40;$i++)
						{
							echo "<option value='".$i."'>".$i."</option>";
						}
					?>
				</select>
				<br>
				<div id="text_id"></div>
			</form>
	</body>
</html>