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Old Pedant · 10-05-2012, 09:12 PM

On the other hand, if you really *MUST* pass all 3 values--or if, for example,you don't want to even use the DB on the next page--then you can do this:

Code:

    while ($rows = mysql_fetch_assoc($plane_result)) { 
        $plane_name = $rows["plane_name"]; 
        $plane_id = $rows["id"]; 
        $seating_amount = $rows['seating_amount']; 
        $item = $plane_id . "##" . $plane_name . "##" . $seating_amount;
        echo '<option value="' . $item . '">' . $plane_name . "</option>\n"; 
    }

That puts all three values into the <option> value and, on the next page, if you do

Code:

$item = $_POST["item"];

then you can split (explode, I think, in PHP terms?) on the ## to get the 3 separate values.

10-05-2012, 09:12 PM	PM User \| #5
Old Pedant Supreme Master coder! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,556 Thanks: 62 Thanked 4,055 Times in 4,024 Posts	On the other hand, if you really MUST pass all 3 values--or if, for example,you don't want to even use the DB on the next page--then you can do this: Code: while ($rows = mysql_fetch_assoc($plane_result)) { $plane_name = $rows["plane_name"]; $plane_id = $rows["id"]; $seating_amount = $rows['seating_amount']; $item = $plane_id . "##" . $plane_name . "##" . $seating_amount; echo '<option value="' . $item . '">' . $plane_name . "</option>\n"; } That puts all three values into the <option> value and, on the next page, if you do Code: $item = $_POST["item"]; then you can split (explode, I think, in PHP terms?) on the ## to get the 3 separate values. __________________ An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. A realist drinks it no matter how much there is.