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**lardy** · 12-08-2005, 03:09 AM

Drop down box to create text fields
I need a script that will create text boxes from a drop down box. So If I choose 6 from the drop down box and "enter family details" I want 6 text boxes to be created in my form on the next page.
Thanks for any help lardy .Beginner

<html>
<head>
<title>Guest list pages!</title>
<form action="Guest List.php" method="GET">
<td>Number of family members<td><br>
<SELECT NAME="Number_of_family_members" SIZE="1">
<OPTION SELECTED>1
<OPTION>2
<OPTION>3
<OPTION>4
<OPTION>5
<OPTION>6
<OPTION>7
<OPTION>8
<OPTION>9
<OPTION>10
<OPTION>11
<OPTION>12
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" value="Enter family details">
</form>
<html>

<html>
<head>
<title>Guest list pages!</title>
<form action=".php" method="GET">
<table>
<tr><td>Förnamn: </td><td><input type="text" name="fornamn"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Efternamn: </td><td><input type="text" name="efternamn"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Address: </td><td><input type="text" name="address"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Postnummer: </td><td><input type="text" name="postnummer"></td></tr><br>
</table>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" value="Enter next family">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" value="Reset Form">
</form>
<html>

**ibbo** · 07:27 AM

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Guest list pages!</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="" method="post">
Number of family members<br>
<SELECT NAME="Number_of_family_members" SIZE="1">
<OPTION value="1" SELECTED>1
<OPTION value="2" >2
<OPTION value="3" >3
<OPTION value="4" >4
<OPTION value="5" >5
<OPTION value="6" >6
<OPTION value="7" >7
<OPTION value="8" >8
<OPTION value="9" >9
<OPTION value="10" >10
<OPTION value="11" >11
<OPTION value="12" >12
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" value="Enter family details">
</form>


<?php

$i = 1;

if(!empty($_POST['Number_of_family_members']) && is_numeric($_POST['Number_of_family_members'])){

	echo "<form method='post'>";
	for($i; $i <=$_POST['Number_of_family_members']; $i++){
		echo "Insert Box $i <input type='text' name='insert".$i."'><br />\n";
	} 
	echo "<input type='submit' value='Go'>";
	echo "</form>";
}

?>
</body>
<html>

nasty php + html in one page shudder

Ibbo