Hey everyone, I am trying to make a system that displays certain modules in certain content boxes (based on the pageid.) I have a good idea on what to do but I need help on one thing. I have a table that has a field called |idrow|. In this row it has the order I want the modules to display... like 1324576. Those are each individual modules. How do I take this id and break it down to 1 number at a time. Basically, module one calls the first digit (1) and displays it, then module 2 takes the second digit (3) and calls that module.

I hope that made sense... it is a little confusing. Just ask for clarification if you need it. Thanks! .

Could you provide a code snippet where you're trying to do this?

Originally Posted by JeremyMiller

Could you provide a code snippet where you're trying to do this?

I haven't started yet. The code will begin by pulling the valueid from the database and decoding it to send to a function that puts it in the content box. I just don't know how to make the script read that code one number at a time.

You could pass the variables like ...&mod1=displaybox3&mod2=displaybox1 and so on?

This way it gets the variable for the module you want(in this case "displaybox3" for "mod1", the first module placement) to display "in order" of appearance on the page.

Otherwise, create different scenarios for layouts and have a code for each scenario?

Just a couple suggestions.

Originally Posted by racer x

You could pass the variables like ...&mod1=displaybox3&mod2=displaybox1 and so on?

This way it gets the variable for the module you want(in this case "displaybox3" for "mod1", the first module placement) to display "in order" of appearance on the page.

Otherwise, create different scenarios for layouts and have a code for each scenario?

Just a couple suggestions.

Yeah, I thought about that. It would be really messy though, and harder to control.

Anyone know how to read a code like 24234 one number at a time? That is what is holding me back right now.

PHP Code:

<?php
$my_number = 12345;

for($i=0;$i<strlen($my_number);$i++) {
  echo $my_number[$i];
}
?>

This is using the character string access described at http://us.php.net/manual/en/language....string.substr

Originally Posted by JeremyMiller

PHP Code:

<?php
$my_number = 12345;

for($i=0;$i<strlen($my_number);$i++) {
  echo $my_number[$i];
}
?>

This is using the character string access described at http://us.php.net/manual/en/language....string.substr

I understand how this works... however the for loop isn't displaying anything when I test it. When I test the string access it works fine.

Also, how does the code you supplied differ from just the basic code described in the link above? Would this help me keep the code more basic and less cluttered?

Thanks, this is a lot of help!

My bad, used a string function on a number...

PHP Code:

<?php
$my_number = (string)12345;

for($i=0;$i<strlen($my_number);$i++) {
  echo $my_number[$i];
}
?>

The basic code that I sent gives you the documentation for accessing single characters of a string. The code I posted, shows this for getting each character 1-by-1.

Hey, I have created a function that pulls a key from the database, then explodes it.

Now that I can control the id's, what would you recommend I do now? My main problem now is where to store the modules. Should the code all be in one file, or have them in separate files? I kind of want to store all the modules into one file, but how would I call the module using the number id?