Posting variables via a form ??

[Anon]

testdept.php
I am trying to use a form to submit or post the values $personnel and $dept to a blah.php (which is a pop-up window).

		echo "<form name='popup' method='post' action='../profile/$blah.php'>";
		echo"$dept"; echo" 	$personnel";
		echo "<input type='hidden' name='dept' value='$dept'>";
		echo "<input type='hidden' name='dept' value='$personnel'>";
		echo "</form>";

blah.php
echo"$personel" works for "$dept";

Are there other (better) methods to post variables. i know Include("..file") does; but that is like cutting and pasting of code. I dont htink it requires creating a open/read file for this simple example!

Help and thank you!

[Anon]

../profile/humanr.php
//Using a form
echo "<a href='../profile/blah.php?someone=$dept&$personnel'> </a>";
//to pass hidden variables to blah.php
echo "<form name='popup' method='post' action='../profile/$blah.php'>";
echo"$dept"; echo" $personnel";
echo "<input type='hidden' name='dept' value='$dept'>";
echo "<input type='hidden' name='dept' value='$personnel'>";
echo "</form>";

		../profile/blah.php
		include("../security/db.php");
		echo "this is the testpage blah";
		echo "$personnel". "  works for  "."$dept";
		$someone = "select st_fnam, st_snam from staff where st_dept='$dept'";
		$result  = mysql_query($qsel, $db);

		function display_details($st_fnam, $st_snam, $st_dept, $st_posn, $st_adr1, $st_adr2, $st_adr3,
			                         $st_phon, $st_fax,  $st_mobl, $st_emal, $st_desc, $msg) {

//blah.php is not HOLDING the values

[Anon]

I think you can do it this way also

$name=mandar;
$surname=kelkar;
<form method=post action=blah.php?name=$name&surname=$surname>

[Anon]

echo "<form name='popup' method='post' action='../profile/$blah.php'>";

Are you sure that you don't mean:
echo "<form name='popup' method='post' action='../profile/blah.php'>";
??

$blah.php -> blah.php