Sessions &amp; Variables.

Sessions & Variables.

MBK

I am trying to assign a value to a text box, based on information in a session.
The code below is bringing up an error message saying "unexpected T_IF, expecting , or ;"

Code is as follows.

<input type="text" name="company" size="35" value="<? 
if (isset($_SESSION['company']) && !empty($_SESSION['company'])) {
    echo $_SESSION['company'];
} 
?>">

Can anyone help on this please?

Thanks

jmcneese

hrm...this code looks familiar... 😉

try this. make a new file called form.php

put this in it:

<form action="<?=$PHP_SELF?>" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="test" value="<? if (isset($_POST['test']) && !empty($_POST['test'])) { echo $_POST['test']; } ?>">
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>

and then access it. change the textbox, and submit it, see if it works.

amansabharwal

add small brackes for each logic as follows :


<input type="text" name="company" size="35" value="<? 
if ((isset($_SESSION['company'])) && (!empty($_SESSION['company']))) {
    echo $_SESSION['company'];
} 
?>">

MBK

mcneese, that worked ok for me.
I think the problem though was that I was using this code in the middle of an echo"<html>..... script and u suggested print" >>> EOF" but I couldn't find anything about this.

What is it and how can I use it pls?

jmcneese

ah! that will do it.

use print <<<END when you have a good-sized block of text (or HTML/whatever) and you don't want to have to escape quotes. if you want this code to be in the middle of an echo/print do this:


print "<form action=\"$PHP_SELF\" method=\"POST\">
<input type=\"text\" name=\"test\" value=\"". 
if (isset($_POST['test']) && !empty($_POST['test'])) { 
    echo $_POST['test']; 
} ."\">
<input type=\"submit\" value=\"submit\">
</form>";

MBK

I am now getting an error message saying unexpected T_IF, I have copied the text exactly as you have posted it.

What does it mean, how can I solve it?

MBK

mcneese? anyone?

How do I get round this error message pls?