See mid post:
--- "Ford, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > if (is_array($_POST['state'])){
> > $sql .= "(";
> > $x = 0;
> > foreach ($_POST['state'] as $state)
> > if ($x == 0){
> > $sql.= "state = '$state' ";
> > $x=1;
> > }else{
> > $sql .= " OR state = '$state' ";
> > }
> > $sql .= ")";
>
> PHP has the very nice implode function to make this
> much easier:
>
> $sql = "state='".implode(' OR state=',
> $_POST['state'])."'";
>
> (If your database supports the IN operator, this is
> probably even better:
> $sql = "state IN ('".implode("','",
> $_POST['state'])."')"; )
Sorry, cause I know this is probably a stupid
question, but what block of code does the implode
statement replace ?
Stuart
> > }else{
> > //$_POST['state'] is not an array
> > $sql .= "state = '".$_POST['state']."' ";
> > }//end if
> >
> > if (isset($_POST['job'])){
> > if (isset($_POST['state'])){ $sql .= " AND "; }
> //add in
> > the AND if the
> > state is set
> > //check to see if the states is an array
> (multiple items or just one
> > if (is_array($_POST['job'])){
> > $sql .= "(";
> > $x = 0;
> > foreach ($_POST['job'] as $job )
> > if ($x == 0){
> > $sql.= "job = '$job ";
> > $x=1;
> > }else{
> > $sql .= " OR job = '$job ";
> > }
> > $sql .= ")";
> > }else{
> > //$_POST['job'] is not an array
> > $sql .= "job = '".$_POST['job']."' ";
> > }//end if
>
> Ditto for the job field.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
>
>
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