RE: [PHP] Date Sorting
> -Original Message- > From: Greg Wiley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jason Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [problem snipped] > > > > Incorporate whatever sorting info you need into the value of the > > checkbox. > > > >> name="Dec 28 am" > > value=""> > > > > Thanks, someone else suggested this and I think this is the > method I shall use. > And this was the method that worked! Thanks for all those who took the trouble to respond you've helped fixed a problem that's been bugging me for a couple of days. Cheers, Greg. -- Greg Wiley http://wileysworld.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Date Sorting
> -Original Message- > From: Jason Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [problem snipped] > > Incorporate whatever sorting info you need into the value of > the checkbox. > > name="Dec 28 am" > value=""> > Thanks, someone else suggested this and I think this is the method I shall use. Cheers, Greg. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Date Sorting
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 21:18, Greg Wiley wrote: > Apologies if this has been asked before but I couldn't find > anything on google or any of the PHP code sites that quite fits my > requirements. Here's the problem: > > I have a form which presents the user with a table of dates with > checkboxes for a three month period, e.g. > > Dec 7th 14th21st28th > am [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > pm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > > Jan 4th 11th18th25th > am [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > pm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > > Feb 1st 8th 15th22nd29th > am [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > pm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > > When the user submits the form with any of the boxes checked I > want to have these sorted into date order. > > If I check Dec 28th am and pm, Jan 4th am and pm, Jan 18th am and > pm and Feb 15th am and pm then the order returned in the _POST is: > > Dec 28 am, Dec 28 pm, Jan 4 am, Jan 18 am, Jan 4 pm, Jan 18 pm, > Feb 15 am, Feb 15 pm > > This is, I believe, due to the order of the elements in the form. > I tried using tabindex to influence the order returned but to no > avail. So I'm now trying to do this in the php code that processes > the submission. There is no year info such that I could turn the > dates into timestamp and sort that way. Has anyone got any code > that can sort this correctly? Incorporate whatever sorting info you need into the value of the checkbox. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general -- /* leverage, n.: Even if someone doesn't care what the world thinks about them, they always hope their mother doesn't find out. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Date Sorting
Try using any of the sort functions: sort asort arsort ksort krsort ... That should get you started. -- Ray On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 07:18, Greg Wiley wrote: > Apologies if this has been asked before but I couldn't find > anything on google or any of the PHP code sites that quite fits my > requirements. Here's the problem: > > I have a form which presents the user with a table of dates with > checkboxes for a three month period, e.g. > > Dec 7th 14th21st28th > am [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > pm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > > Jan 4th 11th18th25th > am [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > pm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > > Feb 1st 8th 15th22nd29th > am [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > pm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] > > When the user submits the form with any of the boxes checked I > want to have these sorted into date order. > > If I check Dec 28th am and pm, Jan 4th am and pm, Jan 18th am and > pm and Feb 15th am and pm then the order returned in the _POST is: > > Dec 28 am, Dec 28 pm, Jan 4 am, Jan 18 am, Jan 4 pm, Jan 18 pm, > Feb 15 am, Feb 15 pm > > This is, I believe, due to the order of the elements in the form. > I tried using tabindex to influence the order returned but to no > avail. So I'm now trying to do this in the php code that processes > the submission. There is no year info such that I could turn the > dates into timestamp and sort that way. Has anyone got any code > that can sort this correctly? > > Cheers, Greg. > -- > Greg Wiley > http://wileysworld.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
