Getting form variables to "third" page

Alfaman

Hi,

New to all this but enjoying it!

I have an upload form for images where the Action is set to a perl cgi script which then
uploads the images and then redirects with this line
$redirect= "http://www.mysite.com/db_genpicaddrecords02.php";
to a second form page that is used to send the filename of the image to the database.

I want to access the form variable "$picture" to get the image filename into the form
on the second page but seem to loose it because of the perl upload script in between.

If I set the form action of page one to the second PHP page and not the upload script I can access
the variable (see code below) but not upload.

Is there any way to get the form variables from what is in effect the "third page"?

Hope I make sence.

Thanks
David.

<?php

$default = "defaultimage.gif";
$filename = basename ($picture); // $filename is set to "filename.jpg"

if ($filename != "")
$default = "";

<?php echo basename ($HTTP_POST_VARS['picture']); ?> // this gets the variable also.

mjlively

The easiest way at this point, if you have access to the filename in your perl script, is to pass it in the url to your php script...for example (Note: My perl is a little rusty with the advent of php 🙂 )

Perl Code:

$redirect= "http://www.mysite.com/db_genpicaddrecords02.php?picture=" . $picture;

This variable would then be accessible in your php script under using either $picture or $_GET['picture'];

Alfaman

Thanks for the reply Mike
Just got a chance to change the perl redirect

$redirect = "http://www.mysite.com/db_genpicaddrecords02.php?picture= . $picture";

gives URL http://www.mysite.com/db_genpicaddrecords02.php?picture=%20.

and gives me . on the form

$redirect = "http://www.mysite.com/db_genpicaddrecords02.php?picture=" . $picture;

gives URL http://www.mysite.com/db_genpicaddrecords02.php?picture=

and no change on the form

I wonder if the syntax is ok?

Cheers,

David