[Webdev] Javascrip and php array problem

[AJ McKee]

Hi All I have a rather confusing problem here. I have enclosed some
simple sample code below so you can get an Idea of theproblem.

Basically a user selects an option from a drop down box. That option is
then passed onto php which looks at the value and dependant on the value
should print out the same number of input boxes that the value
represents.

That's is fine.

Now these boxes are to hold a date, lets call them eventdate. That's
fine. Using phps inbuilt arraying I can pass the values as an array to
the next part of the array. 

Except for one liitle problem I am having. The requirements of the site
state that for each input box I have a link shoul be created which will
display a drop down calendar. This makes it very easy as well to control
the input of the date. SO a little googleing as I am no good at
javascript at all and I found this
http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/calendarpopup/ (I am using <Div>)
which is exactly what I was looking for. 

Now the problem. If I have 5 input boxes all must have unique names so
the javascript can relate to it an write the selected date to the
correct input box. But then that removes my functionality of using an
array in php upon form submission as then I would have to rename each
input box. So I am wondering if there is anyway around this.

Belwo is the sample code which will probally explain better. 

Thanks in advance.
AJ

if($Submit)
	{
	$query1 = mysql_query("Select * from Types where Type='$Type'");
	$resultset1 = mysql_fetch_array($query1);
	$amount_of_input_boxes = $resultset1[LineCount];
	?>
	  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
	  <?php
	  for($inputbox = 1; $inputbox <= $amount_of_input_boxes ;
$inputbox++)
			{
			print("var cal1x = new
CalendarPopup(\"calendar$inputbox\");\n");
			}
	?>
	 </SCRIPT>
	<form name="form1" id="form1" method="post"
action="/enter-bet/wizard-2.php">
	<input name="clientid" type="hidden" id="clientid" />
    <?php
	for($inputbox = 1; $inputbox <= $amount_of_input_boxes ;
$inputbox++)
			{
			print("<input type=\"text\"
name=\"eventdate[$inputbox]\" vlaue=\"\"> \n");
			print("<A HREF=\"#\"
onClick=\"cal1x.select(document.forms[0].eventdate,'anchor1x','MM/dd/yyy
y'); return false;\" NAME=\"anchor1x\"
ID=\"anchor1x\">select</A></p>\n");
			}
	?>
	</form>
		<?php
		for($inputbox = 1; $inputbox <= $amount_of_input_boxes ;
$inputbox++)
		{
		print("<DIV ID=\"calendar$inputbox\"
STYLE=\"position:absolute;visibility:hidden;background-color:white;layer
-background-color:white;\"></DIV>\n");
		}
		?>
		<?php
	}