POST variable problems on the client when using multitype forms

[jenka]

simplified version of my script:

<form name="formName" method=POST enctype="multipart/form-data" action="somescript.php">

<input type="text" name="strText">
<input type="file" name="strURL">
<input type="submit">

</form>

When I run this script on MY browser, everything works perfectly.

When SOME coworkers run this script, POST inputs are IGNORED!

Server is M$ NT
in php.ini, file_uploads = On
Only one particular client among my coworkers can't run this script! Everyone has IE5, so it's not a browser version problem...what gives?

[sarahk]

do you know which line it stops working on?

Are users trying to overwrite existing files or add new files?

[jenka]

The file upload part worked perfectly. Whether or not they decided to upload a file with this form, the POST inputs were ignored. And only on their computer.

They HAD the same browser and version as other coworkers where this form worked like it should (IE5), but we decided to install IE6 on their computer anyway, and now that we've done that, the form seems to work. Maybe their computer is just really sucky.

But I still don't understand why it happened. Combination sucky computer + IE5? It's strange.

[_SuperString]

This type of thing happens all the time... I build applications that run on about 280 Servers (all with IE 5) .... and the same 3 always have problems with client scripts. It seems to me to be certain windows/ie dll's that are missen/out-of-date or corrupt. but mus'nt grumble....eh