Variables from form to form ???

Anon

Hi,

I've just encountered an upsetting problem, but it may be easy for others who are experts in PHP programming.

I need to make a user fill out a form containing two fields (A,😎. Than I launch the next form, which has a drop-down menu based on what the value of B was. s it clear so far? It also has another field C containing a new piece of information.

Then the next form comes which also has (or rather should have) a drop-down menu based on the value of C (a MySQL query).

If the user clicks on one of the items of the menu then comes the very last page which opens a download dialogue box for the user.

BUT: I need the value of A,B,C on this very LAST page. How can I do that?

It doesn't work, which means it is supposed to display a file-list on the third form, but it doesn't.

Help me please! Thanks a lot.

Cheers,

Akos, Hungary

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You can pass data from form to form using hidden fields.

When the user submits data from form A, print that data into form B as hidden fields.
Do the same for form B to C, and make sure you pass the hidden fields along too.

Anon

Hidden fields are the easiest way but you can also store the values in the session object if your using php4.

hth

pete

Anon

PHP4's session object is what you need to use here. What you can do, starting with the second form, is call:

session_start();
session_register(A);
session_register(😎;

This means that the variables $A and $B will remain in memory as long as the session remains active (You have to call session_start() at the top of each page that you want to access these variables). In the third form you would then have:

session_start();
session_register(C);

The last page would then just need:

session_start();

and you can call $A, $B, and $C just like a normal variable.

Hope this helps.