Ltrim issues

PHP
1

Hello Folks,

Ideally, I would like Requesting and Shipping Branch to look like:
Requesting Branch: Boston
Shipping Branch: Columbia

My current output:

Stock Number: 12345
Serial Number: 67890
Description: equipment
Requested By: John
Requested Date: 07/10/2013
Customer Info: Jane Doe
Requesting Branch: R_boston
Shipping Branch: S_columbia

Problem # 1.) [COLOR=“#0000FF”]I am attempting to use ltrim to remove R_ and S_ before my branch names in my final output and I get the following error msg.

** See attached code, I know I’m not doing something right – what am I missing? Where do I describe the RP_branch and SP_branch variables? In PHP or HTML code?[/COLOR]

Error Msg.
[B]Notice: Undefined variable: R_Branch in C:\xampp\htdocs\ ransferform\send.php on line 14

Notice: Undefined variable: R_Branch in C:\xampp\htdocs\ ransferform\send.php on line 15[/B]

Problem # 2.) Also, I changed all of my R_branch and S_branch on my HTML and PHP with Caps then I get an undefined variable.

[B]Notice: Undefined index: R_boston in C:\xampp\htdocs\ ransferform\send.php on line 38

Notice: Undefined index: S_columbia in C:\xampp\htdocs\ ransferform\send.php on line 57[/B]

Code for line 38 -
$R_email = $R_email[ $_POST[‘R_branch’] ];

Code for line 57 -
$S_email = $S_email[ $_POST[‘S_branch’] ];

Thanks

 <?php  
sleep(2); 

//Sanitize incoming data and store in variable 

$stockNumber =  trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['stockNumber'])));         
$serialNumber =  trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['serialNumber'])));     
$description =  trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['description'])));     
$requestedBy = trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['requestedBy']))); 
$requestedDate =  trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['requestedDate'])));     
$customerInfo =  trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['customerInfo']))); 
$R_branch = trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['R_branch'])));
$S_branch = trim(stripslashes(htmlspecialchars ($_POST['S_branch'])));

$RP_branch = ltrim($R_Branch,  "R_  " );
$SP_branch = ltrim($R_Branch,  "S_  ");    
     
// Array for the R_emails option from form 
$R_emails = array( 
    'R_boston' => 'boston@test.com',  
    'R_buffalo' => 'buffalo@emailhere.com', 
    'R_cinncinatti' => 'cinncinatti@email.com',  
    'R_columbia' => 'columbia@test.com', 
    'R_dallas' => 'dallas@emailhere.com',   
    'R_fairfax' => 'fairfax@emailhere.com',  
    'R_kansas' => 'kansas@email.com',  
    'R_la' => 'la@emailhere.com', 
    'R_orlando' => 'orlando@email.com',  
    'R_raleigh' => 'raleigh@emailhere.com', 
    'R_toledo' => 'toledo@emailhere.com', 
    'R_topeka' => 'topeka@emailhere.com',  
); 

// get receiving email and turn in the the R_email variable 
$R_email = $R_email[ $_POST['R_branch'] ];     

// Array for the S_emails option from form 
$S_emails = array( 
    'S_boston' => 'boston@test.com',  
    'S_buffalo' => 'buffalo@emailhere.com', 
    'S_cinncinatti' => 'cinncinatti@email.com',  
    'S_columbia' => 'columbia@test.com', 
    'S_dallas' => 'dallas@emailhere.com',   
    'S_fairfax' => 'fairfax@emailhere.com',  
    'S_kansas' => 'kansas@email.com',  
    'S_la' => 'la@emailhere.com', 
    'S_orlando' => 'orlando@email.com',  
    'S_raleigh' => 'raleigh@emailhere.com', 
    'S_toledo' => 'toledo@emailhere.com', 
    'S_topeka' => 'topeka@emailhere.com',  
         
); 

// get receiving email and turn in the the S_email variable 
$S_email = $S_emails[ $_POST['S_branch'] ];     

//Prepare information from form to be sent  
$to = 'user1@company.com'; 
$from = 'sharepoint@company.com'; 
$subject = 'Online Order Request'; 
$headers = 'MIME-VERSION: 1.0' . '\
'; 
$headers .= 'From: $from' . '\
'; 
"CC: testing123@company.com"; 
$body = 'Stock Number: ' .$stockNumber . PHP_EOL; 
$body .= 'Serial Number: ' .$serialNumber . PHP_EOL; 
$body .= 'Description: ' .$description . PHP_EOL; 
$body .= 'Requested By: ' .$requestedBy . PHP_EOL; 
$body .= 'Requested Date: ' .$requestedDate . PHP_EOL; 
$body .= 'Customer Info: ' .$customerInfo . PHP_EOL; 

// Form data was successful so we will now send admin email and return message to the user 
$success = mail( implode(',', array( $R_email, $S_email )), $subject, $body, $headers , '-f user123@company.com' );  
echo 'Thank you, your request has been sent!';     

?>
2

You’re going to kick yourself - PHP is case sensitive. So

$RP_branch = ltrim($R_Branch, "R_ " );
$SP_branch = ltrim($R_Branch, "S_ ");

Needs to be

$RP_branch = ltrim($R_branch, "R_ " );
$SP_branch = ltrim($R_branch, "S_ ");

3

Dave that is the same thing I had, no matter what I do output still comes out R_boston and S_columbia.

4

I was able to get this to work

$R_branch = substr($R_branch, 2);
$S_branch = substr($S_branch, 2);

Now all I need to do is get the first letter of the branch to be capital

5

fixed that too

$R_branch = ucfirst(substr($R_branch, 2));
$S_branch = ucfirst(substr($S_branch, 2));

Output now
Requesting Branch: Boston
Shipping Branch: Columbia