[thelist] $HTTP_POST_VARS returning incorrect data

[Santilal Parbhu]

Hi 

 

I have just met an unusual problem that I haven't met before.  I am using
the following code snippet with PHP4 :

 

if (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['choose_team'])){

            

            $VV = $HTTP_POST_VARS['team_name'];  //An example of this could
be "Lamas,A,34"

            $V = explode(',',$VV);

                                                

            print "Variables are VV = $VV, V[0] = $V[0], V[1] = $V[1], V[2]
= $V[2] ";  // This line added for debugging.

 

            $query = "SELECT * FROM $compteams WHERE teams_id = $V[2]"; //
.rest of code.

 

If the form data is as shown above (Lamas,A,34), $VV is Lamas,A,34.  The
explode command works to separate out the string to $V[0] = Lamas, $V[1} = A
and $V[2] = 34.

 

However, if the form data is Blue Lamas,A,34, then $VV is "Blue" and $V[0] =
Blue and both 4V[1] snd $V[2} are empty.  Hence the query does not run.

 

The $HTTP_POST_VARS seems to truncate the data when it sees the space.
However, I am using the $HTTP_POST_VARS with multi-word data in other places
and it works fine.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

Thanks.

 

Santilal