Hi,

This might be a very simple question but I've spent far too much time trying to figure out why it isn't working:

I keep getting this parse error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected ']', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in C:\sokkit\site\question_list.php on line 41

referencing this line: echo "<input type =\"checkbox\" name = \"'$chkQ[]'\" value =\"$Q_ID\"> $Question <BR>";

I am trying to put every possible selected value from a set of checkboxes into an array (chkQ[]) and sent that via POST to another page. If I take the brackets off, i.e. just have ' name=\"$chkQ\", then it will either a) not send anything in an array to the next page or b) will only send the last thing selected and when I search through the array it is, of course, undefined. Anyone with answers to my stupid question?

Thank you for your time.

- JP

Also, I know that I have an added single quotation mark in my line, the error is the same whether it reads \"'chkQ[]'\" or \"chkQ[]\". I've read the other posts on check boxes and tried to modify my code but so far nothing has worked that will allow me to still keep the values of the multiple checkboxes sent to another page (in an array). Any help is very much appreciated.

Thanks.

- JP

Hi dude,

try seperating out the String, and use single quotes in the html part,so it now reads...

echo "<input type ='checkbox' name = '" . $chkQ[] . '" value ='" . $Q_ID . "'> ". $Question . " <BR>";

I find this not only easier to read, but easier to Troubleshoot


Many shoes,

Jamez/SiliconFuRy

Thanks for the change, now it says:

Fatal error: Cannot use [] for reading in C:\sokkit\site\question_list.php on line 41

when I changed it to:
echo "<input type ='checkbox' name = '" . $chkQ[] . '" value ='" . $Q_ID . "'> ". $Question . " <BR>";

Any ideas? I'm not sure how that code is so much different than other I've written and seen on this website.

Thanks for your time.

its that variable, $chkQ[]

try removing the []

Many shoes,

Jamez/SiliconFuRy