More than one input to a form question - how to process?

[smithster]

Source Code is this

Hi Paul
Gina
Emma
John <br />

[Jas]

Try the other version of the code with the counted loop (in in the edited last post on page 1)
I just don't get it! lol.

EDIT: You also might try closing and re-opening your web browser. Sometimes that helps, for some reason. That and refreshing a lot.

[smithster]

Replaced my script with yours again. Still same output, only this time source code is slightly different.

Hi Paul
Martin
David
Sarah<br>

To be expected though!!!

[Jas]

ARGH!!! I am getting frustrated for you, lol. Okay, add this before the loop and tell me what it prints.

echo 'There are '.count($names).' names <br>';

If it says 1, we have a problem with preg_split()
if it says 4, there is a problem with the loop.

[smithster]

lol, I bet I'm more frustrated than you!! But it's nice that you are trying to help so much!!

ok, I added the line you asked, and it's outputted 1!

[thetestingsite]

Question, when you are entering the names in the form, are you entering each name on a newline or are you entering them all on one line? If the latter, then the above should work, but if you are entering each name on a newline, you may want to try something like the following:

<?php 

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){ 

$names = preg_split("/[\n\s,]/",$_POST['names']); 

 foreach ($names as $thename) {
   echo 'Hi '.$thename.' <br>'; 
 } 
} 
else 
{ 
echo '<form method = "POST" action = "">'; 
echo '<p>Names</p>'; 
echo '<p><textarea rows="10" name="names" cols="37"></textarea></p>'; 
echo '<p><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit"></p>'; 
echo '</form>'; 
} 
?>

Hope this helps.

[Jas]

Brilliant thetestingsite! THAT IS IT! I've been using spaces, and you were probably using breaks lol.
change this

preg_split("/ /",$POST['names']);

to

preg_split("/\r/",$POST['names']);

or this

preg_split("/\n/",$POST['names']);

(depends on your OS)

[smithster]

Well what a prat I feel!! For not mentioning that I'm putting each one on a seperate line!!! That kind of fixed things. If I enter all names on 1 line, with a space in between then it outputs it in the right way. Hi name on each line.

So...
Input....
Paul Gina Emma John
Outputs
Hi Paul
Hi Gina
Hi Emma
Hi John

Now, if I do this....
Paul
Gina
Emma
John
It does this.....
Hi Paul
Hi
Hi Gina
Hi
Hi Emma
Hi
Hi John

lol

[Jas]

No, it's not you. I should of figured. lol
Try this:

if(@preg_match("/\r/",$POST['name'])){
$names = preg_split("/\r/",$POST['names']);
}else if(@preg_match("/\n/",$POST['name'])(){
$names = preg_split("/\n/",$POST['names']);
}else{
$names = @preg_split("/ /",$POST['names']);
}

should cover all of 'em.

[smithster]

Ok, played about with it, found this works the best...

$names = preg_split("/[\n,]/",$_POST['names']); 

The \s was adding another "hi" inbetween each line!!

Thanks to you both for all your help though.