File: phonebook8.php
<!-- File: phonebook8.php. Similar to phonebook8.php, but do not use an array. Display the name in the dropdown menu, but the phonenumber as the value. --> <html> <head> <title>PhoneBook8 Example</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles.css" /> </head> <body> <h2>PhoneBook8 Example</h2> <!-- File: phonebook8.php Same as the Phonebook7 Example, except that no array is used. The name is displayed in the dropdown menu, but the number is used as the dropdown menu value. --> <?php echo <<<HTML <form action='$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]' method='POST'> HTML; ?> <p>Names:<br /> <select name="ddmName"> <option value=""> </option> <?php $fin = fopen("phonenumbers.txt", "rb"); while($line = fgets($fin, 100)) { $fields = explode(",", $line); $name = $fields[0]; $number = $fields[1]; echo "<option value=\"{$number}\">$name</option>"; $line = fgets($fin); } echo "</select> </p>"; if (isset($_POST["ddmName"])) { $number = $_POST["ddmName"]; } else { $number = ""; } ?> <p> Phone Number:<br /> <input type="text" name="txtNumber" size="20" value="<?php echo $number; ?>" /> </p> <p><input type="submit" name="btnSubmit" value="Lookup Phone Number" /></p> </form> </body> </html>
File: phonenumbers.txt
Micky Mouse,323/736-9278 Minnie Mouse,323/874-2383 Donald Duck,323/763-3837 Sylvester Cat,323/982-9883 Dewey Duck,323/803-8473 Hewey Duck,323/763-9388 Louie Duck,323/763-9308 Yosemite Sam,323/763-2183 Tweety Bird,323/337-5394 Snaggle Puss,323/653-9387