#19981 [Opn->Csd]: Posted Array loses variables

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 ID:               19981
 Updated by:       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Reported By:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Closed
 Bug Type:         Arrays related
 Operating System: Linux Redhat 7.3
 PHP Version:      4.2.3
 New Comment:

This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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Previous Comments:
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[2002-10-18 10:33:50] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

script below.

When posting the form with the array variables, the 
receiving function 'loses' the first 4 characters of posted 
information, whether numbers or letters.

-----start script-----
<?

$ZONES=10;

function saveInventory() {
        $counter=1;
        foreach($GLOBALS[date] as $x) {
                print "Date Array Item $counter: $x<br>";
                $counter++;
        }
        
        addInventory();
}

function addInventory() {
        global $ZONES;

        //number of inventory slots to show at a time.
        $maxslots=20;
        
        print "
        <form method=post action='test.html?action=saveinventory'>
        <table border=0>
                <tr>
                <td><b>Date</b></td>
                <td><b>Time Slot</b></td>
                <td><b>Zone</b></td>
                <td><b>Inventory</b></td>
                </tr>";
                
        for($x=1;$x<=$maxslots;$x++) {
                print "
                <tr>
                <td><input type=text name='date[$x]' size=11 maxlength=
10></td>
                <td><select name='time[$x]'>
                <option value='10am to 12pm'>10am to 12pm
                <option value='12pm to 2pm'>12pm to 2pm
                <option value='2pm to 4pm'>2pm to 4pm
                <option value='4pm to 6pm'>4pm to 6pm
                <option value='6pm to 8pm'>6pm to 8pm
                </select></td>
                <td><select name='zone[$x]'>";
                for($y=1;$y<=$ZONES;$y++) {
                        print "<option value='$y'>Zone $y";
                }
                print "</select></td>
                <td><input type=text name='inventory[$x]' size=3></td>
                </tr>";
        }
        print "
                <tr>
                <td colspan=4><input type=submit value='Save Inventory'><
/td>
                </tr>
        </table>
        </form>";
}

switch($action) {
        case "saveinventory":
                saveInventory();
                break;
                
        default:
                addInventory();
                break;
}

?>
-----end script-----


----configure line----
'./configure' '--with-apxs' '--with-mysql' '--with-gd' '--
with-png-dir=/usr/lib' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib' '--with-
freetype-dir=/usr/lib' '--enable-trans-sid' '--with-xml' '-
-enable-wddx' '--enable-mbstring' '--enable-mbstr-enc-
trans' '--with-config-file-path=/etc' '--with-zlib-dir=/
usr/lib' '--enable-bcmath' '--with-curl'



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