Retain Values in TextBox

maskme

Hi !

When a field (say textbox, checkbox) is not satisfying a condition. I set the variable $msg with the error msg & redirect to the form page where the field(s) are. The error shows but then if there is something in the text, or checkbox, or option button, the person has to re-fill the form again. Is there a way dat i can retain the values stored in the textbox as well as show my error msgs too with header function or with some other function (if available) or some other way dat i can do it

header(\\"Location: register.php?error=\\".urlencode($msg));

thanx
Hoping 4 a postive response
Yusuf

Anon

You want to do this:?
send > check > if OK else show form again?
1. dont send it to another skript, but use the same one

<?php
if(!$_GET[\"sent\"]):

//show empty form, that includes f.e. this
//<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"sent\" value=\"1\">

else:

//check data
if(dataOK):
//anything - header, echo etc.
else:
//echo form again - user defined
//function show_form() is a good idea :-)
endif;

endif;
?>

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greyfox

They filled in the form, and submitted it, so the variables are accesible, just like when you want to read from them. all you gotta do is make the values not NULL, but equal to the values of the variables they just submitted. Only problem then could be with the initial state, you gotta figure out a work-around there I guess...

If tou post more info, and/or code, I could give a more detailed explanation...

-GreyFox

trooper

Guido

The initial values of the vars would not be a problem. When you first come into a page if the variable has no value assigned to it then it'll simply display nothing at all

if am always doing things like this

Also another thing to remember is that if you make the form call the same page and then perform some validation then shuld you have any errors the values of the variables will stilll be accessable. If you goto a different page however and hit validation errors then you'll endup having to dosomething like a header re-location and appending all the variables and values into the url

I think this is messy and open to manipulation. I'd seriously suggest getting the page to validate the entrys itself and then if everything is ok then go to another page / script

Gary Mailer

maskme

Hi!

Thanks for ur msg. The problem nowdays with validating before submitting using JavaScript is dat smart ppl turn of the JavaScripting from the browser options. So to ensure security im using server side validation.

Yes I worked out the ways dat everyone replied to my problem. Its working fine. Just little probs with select list & options. How to retain the selected value into them though textbox are easier.

Thanks n hoping 4 a +ve response n thanx to all those who took time to solve my probs.

Thanz

trooper

Yusuf

My previous comment related to using php to validate the user input not javascript.

Anon

do you need this: ;-)